retail
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teɪl 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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World English Dictionary
retail (ˈriːteɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare wholesale the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or engaged in such selling: retail prices |
| —adv | |
| 3. | in small amounts or at a retail price |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to sell or be sold in small quantities to consumers |
| 5. | (tr) to relate (gossip, scandal, etc) in detail, esp persistently |
| [C14: from Old French retaillier to cut off, from | |
| 'retailer | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
retail
mid-14c. (implied in retailing), from O.Fr. retaillier "to cut off, pare, clip, divide," from re- "back" + taillier "to cut, trim" (see tailor). Sense of "recount, tell over again" is first recorded 1590s. The noun meaning "sale in small quantities" is from early 15c., from
M.Fr. retail "piece cut off, shred, scrap, paring."
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Example sentences
Retail companies with one or more establishments that sell merchandise and related services to final consumers.
And the retail price of an average book is about four dollars.
Retail sales is another growth industry in which wages are clustering more and more at the extremes.
Unemployment continues to rise, retail sales remain weak and external trade is still depressed.
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