Wholesaler

wholesale (ˈhəʊlˌseɪl)

—n
1.	Compare retail the business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers
2.	at wholesale
	a. in large quantities
	b. at wholesale prices

—*adj*
3.	of, relating to, or engaged in such business
4.	made, done, etc, on a large scale or without discrimination

—*adv*
5.	on a large scale or without discrimination

—vb
6.	to sell (goods) at wholesale

'wholesaler

—n

wholesale (ˈhəʊlˌseɪl)

—n
1.	Compare retail the business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers
2.	at wholesale
	a. in large quantities
	b. at wholesale prices

—*adj*
3.	of, relating to, or engaged in such business
4.	made, done, etc, on a large scale or without discrimination

—*adv*
5.	on a large scale or without discrimination

—vb
6.	to sell (goods) at wholesale

'wholesaler

—n

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Word Origin & History

wholesale

c.1417, "in large quantities," from whole + sale; the general sense of "extensive" is attested from 1642.

American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

wholesale definition

The sale of merchandise to retailers rather than directly to the public.

Example sentences

Situs of purchases for wholesaler subject to tax based on purchases.

Under current law, wineries are limited to sales at fairs and festivals, unless they go through a liquor wholesaler.

Then that gets sold to a wholesaler, who sells it as something else to a supplement company, who sells it to the consumer.

Wholesaler-distributors are essential to the efficient performance of our economy.

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