retail

  • 21retail — noun /ˈriteɪl / (say reetayl) 1. the sale of commodities to household or ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale). –adjective /ˈriteɪl / (say reetayl) 2. relating to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail: the …

  • 22retail — retailer, n. /ree tayl/ for 1 4, 6; /ri tayl / for 5, n. 1. the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale). adj. 2. pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail: the retail price. adv. 3 …

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  • 23retail — 1 noun (U) the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for selling to anyone else: goods for retail only | retail trade/business etc: workers in the retail trade | retail outlet (=a shop) compare wholesale 1 2 verb 1 (I, T) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24retail — re•tail [[t]ˈri teɪl[/t]] for 1 4,6,7; [[t]rɪˈteɪl[/t]] for 5 n. 1) the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usu. in small quantities (opposed to wholesale) 2) pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail 3) in a retail quantity or …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25retail — / ri:teɪl/ noun the sale of small quantities of goods to the general public ♦ the goods in stock have a retail value of £1m the value of the goods if sold to the public is £1m, before discounts and other factors are taken into account ■ adverb ♦… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 26retail — n., adj., adv., & v. n. the sale of goods in relatively small quantities to the public, and usu. not for resale (cf. WHOLESALE). adj. & adv. by retail; at a retail price (do you buy wholesale or retail?). v. also 1 tr. sell (goods) in retail… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27retail — / ri:teɪl/ noun the sale of small quantities of goods to the general public ♦ the goods in stock have a retail value of £1m the value of the goods if sold to the public is £1m, before discounts and other factors are taken into account ■ adverb ♦… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 28retail — I. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer 2. tell, retell intransitive verb to sell at retail • retailer noun II. noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29retail — I adv. to buy; sell retail II v. to retail for (it retails for fifty dollars) * * * [ riːteɪl] sell retail to buy to retail for (it retails for fifty dollars) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30retail — ♦♦♦ retails, retailing, retailed (The pronunciation is [[t]ri͟ːteɪl[/t]] for meanings 1 to 3, and [[t]riːte͟ɪl[/t]] for meaning 4.) 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N n Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities.… …

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