Meaning of RETAIL
| Pronunciation: | | 'reeteyl
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- [n] the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
- [adv] at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only"
- [adj] selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; "retail trade"; "retail business"; "retail price"
- [v] sell on the retail market
- [v] sell at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"
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| | Antonyms: | | wholesale, wholesale, wholesale, wholesale | | |
| | See Also: | | marketing, merchandising, sell, sell, selling | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re"tail\, n. [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring,
or OF. retail, from retailler. See {Retail}, v.]
The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; --
opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at
second hand.
\Re"tail\, a.
Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail
trade; a retail grocer.
\Re*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retailed};p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re
+ tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n., {Tailor}, and cf.
{Detail}.]
1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound,
gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to
retail cloth or groceries.
2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope.
3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell
again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;
as, to retail slander. ``To whom I will retail my conquest
won.'' --Shak.
He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes
and wassails. --Shak.
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