what is meant by a potential buyer
exists and is an alternate of. Merge this question into. Split and merge into it. Answer by Albanman. Confidence votes 3.8K. An actual buyer is someone who is committed to buying a product whereas a potential buyer is some who is interested in buying, but may not. Alternative Answer The simplest way to understand the difference between potential and potential difference is to think of potential in terms of height, and potential difference in terms of difference in height. For example, the height of a mountain peak depends upon from where it is being measured.