(1) In this article unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Buyer" means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods.

(b) (Reserved.)

(c) "Receipt" of goods means taking physical possession of them.

(d) "Seller" means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods.

(2) Other definitions applying to this article or to specified parts thereof, and the sections in which they appear are:

"Acceptance," section 336.2-606.

"Banker's credit," section 336.2-325.

"Between merchants," section 336.2-104.

"Cancellation," section 336.2-106(4).

"Commercial unit," section 336.2-105.

"Confirmed credit," section 336.2-325.

"Conforming to contract," section 336.2-106.

"Contract for sale," section 336.2-106.

"Cover," section 336.2-712.

"Entrusting," section 336.2-403.

"Financing agency," section 336.2-104.

"Future goods," section 336.2-105.

"Goods," section 336.2-105.

"Identification," section 336.2-501.

"Installment contract," section 336.2-612.

"Letter of credit," section 336.2-325.

"Lot," section 336.2-105.

"Merchant," section 336.2-104.

"Overseas," section 336.2-323.

"Person in position of seller," section 336.2-707.

"Present sale," section 336.2-106.

"Sale," section 336.2-106.

"Sale on approval," section 336.2-326.

"Sale or return," section 336.2-326.

"Termination," section 336.2-106.

(3) "Control" as provided in section 336.7-106 and the following definitions in other articles apply to this article:

"Check," section 336.3-104.

"Consignee," section 336.7-102.

"Consignor," section 336.7-102.

"Consumer goods," section 336.9-102.

"Dishonor," section 336.3-502.

"Draft," section 336.3-104.

(4) In addition article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.

History: 1965 c 811 s 336.2-103; 1992 c 565 s 113; 2000 c 399 art 2 s 3; 2004 c 162 art 2 s 1; art 5 s 1