the customer is always right

proverb

Service staff should give high priority to customer satisfaction.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Service staff should give high priority to customer satisfaction.

Translations

Arabic العَمِيلُ دَائِمًا عَلَى حَقٍّ
  • العَمِيلُ دَائِمًا عَلَى حَقٍّ (al-ʕamīlu dāʔiman ʕalā ḥaqqin)proverb
Catalan el client sempre té la raó
  • el client sempre té la raóproverb
Chinese Mandarin 顧客永遠是對的 /顾客永远是对的, 顧客就是上帝 /顾客就是上帝
  • 顧客永遠是對的 /顾客永远是对的 (gùkè yǒngyuǎn shì duì de)proverb
  • 顧客就是上帝 /顾客就是上帝 (gùkè jiùshì shàngdì)proverb
Danish kunden har altid ret
  • kunden har altid retproverb
Dutch de klant is koning
  • de klant is koningproverb
Finnish asiakas on aina oikeassa
  • asiakas on aina oikeassaproverb
French le client est roi, le client a toujours raison
  • le client est roiproverb
  • le client a toujours raisonproverb
German der Kunde ist König
  • der Kunde ist Königproverb
Italian il cliente ha sempre ragione
  • il cliente ha sempre ragioneproverb
Norwegian Bokmål kunden har alltid rett
  • kunden har alltid rettproverb
Polish klient ma zawsze rację
  • klient ma zawsze racjęproverb
Portuguese o freguês tem sempre razão, o cliente tem sempre razão
  • o freguês tem sempre razãoproverb
  • o cliente tem sempre razãoproverb
Russian клиент всегда прав, покупатель всегда прав
  • клиент всегда прав (klijent vsegda prav)proverb
  • покупатель всегда прав (pokupatelʹ vsegda prav)proverb
Spanish el cliente siempre tiene la razón
  • el cliente siempre tiene la razónproverb
Swedish kunden har alltid rätt
  • kunden har alltid rättproverb
Thai ลูกค้าคือพระเจ้า
  • ลูกค้าคือพระเจ้า (lûuk-káa-kʉʉ-prá-jâao)proverb
Vietnamese khách hàng luôn đúng
  • khách hàng luôn đúngproverb
Cite this entry
APA

the customer is always right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20customer%20is%20always%20right

MLA

“the customer is always right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20customer%20is%20always%20right. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the customer is always right,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20customer%20is%20always%20right.

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