Definitions of Retail [ˈri teɪl for]

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Definition of 'Retail'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) retail
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usu. in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).

2. (adj.) retail
pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail.

3. (adv.) retail
in a retail quantity or at a retail price.

4. (v.t.) retail
to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer.

5. retail
to relate or repeat in detail to others:
to retail scandal.

6. (v.i.) retail
to be sold at retail.

Etymology: (1375–1425; (n.) late ME < AF: a cutting, der. of retailler to cut =re-re - +tailler to cut (see tail²); (v.) ME retailen < OF retailler)

Definition of 'Retail'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) retail
the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

2. (verb) retail
be sold at the retail level
"These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"

3. (adverb) retail
sell on the retail market

4. (adverb) retail
at a retail price
"I'll sell it to you retail only"

Definition of 'Retail'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) retail
the selling of goods to the public
jobs in retail; retail outlets

Definition of 'Retail'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Retail
done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer

2. (noun) Retail
to sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries

3. (noun) Retail
to sell at second hand

4. (noun) Retail
to distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander

5. Retail
the sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand

Translation of 'Retail'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).
Afrikaans: verkoop	Arabic: بَيْع بالمُفَرَّق	Bulgarian: продавам на дребно
Brazilian: vender a retalho	Czech: prodávat v malém	German: im Einzelhandel verkaufen
Danish: sælge	Greek: πουλώ λιανικά	Spanish: vender al por menor
Estonian: jaemüügil müütama	Farsi: خرده فروشی کردن؛ تک فروشی	Finnish: myydä
French: vendre au détail	Hebrew: לִמכּוֹר	Hindi: फुटकर बिक्री
Croatian: prodavati na malo	Hungarian: kicsiben elad	Indonesian: menjual eceran
Icelandic: smásala	Italian: (vendere al dettaglio)	Japanese: 小売りする
Korean: 소매하다	Lithuanian: pardavinėti mažmenomis/ma	Latvian: pārdot mazumā
Malay: runcit	Dutch: in het klein verkopen	Norwegian: selge (til forbrukerne)
Polish: sprzedawać detalicznie	Persian: خرده فروشی کردن؛ تک فروشی	Pashto: پرچون خر ځل، چونكى خرځول،
Portuguese: vender a retalho	Romanian: a vinde cu amănuntul	Russian: продавать в розницу
Slovak: maloobchod	Slovenian: prodajati (na drobno)	Serbian: prodavati robu na malo
Swedish: sälja [i minut]	Thai: ขายปลีก	Turkish: perakende satmak
Taiwanese: 零售	Ukrainian: продавати(ся) вроздріб	Urdu: خوردہ فروشی کرنا
Vietnamese: bán lẻ	Chinese: 零售
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