[hohl-seyl] 
noun, adjective, adverb, verb, -saled, -sal⋅ing.| 1. | the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail ). |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or engaged in sale by wholesale. |
| 3. | extensive; broadly indiscriminate: wholesale discharge of workers. |
| 4. | in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms: I can get it for you wholesale. |
| 5. | in large quantities; on a large scale, esp. without discrimination: Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale. |
| 6. | to sell by wholesale. |
| whole·sale (hōl'sāl') n. The sale of goods in large quantities, as for resale by a retailer. adj.
v. tr. To sell in large quantities for resale. v. intr.
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The sale of merchandise to retailers rather than directly to the public.
wholesale
