customer of + business
Showing a business relationship
Use customer of to identify the company or service used.
He has been a loyal customer of the bank for years.
Prepositions used with customer
Customer combines with several prepositions depending on meaning. Some patterns describe relationships, while others show source or purpose.
Quick answer
Which prepositions are common with customer?
Customer of is standard for business relationships. To customer is uncommon except with verbs or directions. For customer appears in phrases such as service for customers. With customer is used after verbs describing interaction. From customer is common for information or communication sources.
She is a regular customer of the bookstore.
The company provides support for customers worldwide.
We received positive feedback from customers last month.
The company provides support for customers worldwide.
We received positive feedback from customers last month.
Choose the pattern by meaning
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
service for customers
Describing support or products
Use for customers to show the intended users.
The store created a new app for customers.
speak with customers
Describing interaction
Use with after communication or interaction verbs.
Staff members regularly meet with customers online.
feedback from customers
Showing source or origin
Use from customers for comments, complaints, or information provided by buyers.
The redesign came from ideas from customers.
See the difference in context
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Construction
Example
Meaning
customer of
Maria is a customer of the insurance company.
Standard relationship between buyer and business.
to customer
The email was sent to customers yesterday.
To normally belongs with a verb and marks direction or recipient.
for customers
The hotel added services for customers with children.
Shows purpose or intended users.
with customers
Managers discussed the policy with customers.
Shows interaction or communication.
from customers
The survey collected data from customers.
Shows source.
Common mistakes
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Using customer to as a noun pattern
Customer does not normally take to directly after it.
✕ She is a customer to the company. ✓ She is a customer of the company.Confusing from customers with for customers
From shows source; for shows purpose or benefit.
✕ We collected opinions for customers. ✓ We collected opinions from customers.Quick practice
Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
1. He became a customer ___ the local gym.
2. The company designed the website ___ customers.
3. We received several complaints ___ customers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is customer of correct?
Yes. It is the normal way to show that someone uses a business or service.
Can I say customer to a company?
That is not standard. Use customer of a company instead.
When do we use with customers?
Use it after verbs describing meetings, communication, or interaction.
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