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re⋅tail⋅ing
[ree-tey-ling] 
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–noun
| the business of selling goods directly to consumers (distinguished from wholesaling ). |
re⋅tail
[ree-teyl for 1–4, 6; ri-teyl for 5] –noun
| 1. | the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale ). |
–adjective
| 2. | pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail: the retail price. |
–adverb
| 3. | in a retail quantity or at a retail price. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer. |
| 5. | to relate or repeat in detail to others: to retail scandal. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to be sold at retail: It retails at 50 cents. |
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| re·tail (rē'tāl') n. The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers. adj. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities at retail. adv.
v. tr.
To sell at retail. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French, piece cut off, from retaillier, to cut up : re-, re- + tailler, to cut; see tailor.] re'tail'er n. |
| re·tail·ing (rē'tā'lĭng) n. The functions and activities involved in the selling of commodities directly to consumers. |
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