Definitions for retail
ˈri teɪl for 1-4,6,7 ; rɪˈteɪl for 5re·tail

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. retailverb

   the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

2. retailverb

   be sold at the retail level

   "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"

3. retailadverb

   sell on the retail market

4. retailadverb

   at a retail price

   "I'll sell it to you retail only"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. retailnoun

   The sale of goods directly to the consumer; encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them, which are involved in the business of selling and point-of-sale marketing retail goods to the public.

   She works in retail.

2. retailnoun

   Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.

   I never pay retail for clothes.

3. retailverb

   To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

4. retailverb

   To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

5. retailadverb

   Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

   We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

6. retailadjective

   Of, or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

7. Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Retail

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

2. Retailadjective

   done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer

3. Retailnoun

   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

4. Retailnoun

   to sell at second hand

5. Retailnoun

   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

6. Etymology: [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.]

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Retail

   Retail is a syndicated comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate. It is authored and illustrated by Norm Feuti. It made its newspaper debut on January 1, 2006, and then gained quickly in popularity following articles in The New York Times and TIME Magazine.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Retail

   rē-tāl′, v.t. to sell or deal out in small parts: to sell in broken parts, or at second hand: to hand down by report.—adj. pertaining to retail.—ns. Rē′tail, the sale of goods in small quantities; Retail′er; Retail′ment. [Fr. retailler, to cut again—re-, again, tailler, to cut.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. retail

   To sell commodities, goods and products to customers.

   Retails businesses sell direct to customers.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Commerce
   • Sell

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'retail' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4512

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'retail' in Adjectives Frequency: #606

Anagrams for retail »

1. aliter, lirate

2. Aliter

3. Lirate

How to pronounce retail?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retail in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of retail in a Sentence

1. Marc Adesso:

   I could see the SEC encouraging the NYSE to put in place rules that might smooth such swings as a result of retail investment activity.

2. Satish Meena:

   Everyone knew Amazon had a stake in Future Retail, and the deal didn't mention what would happen to Amazon's stake.

3. Gavin Newsom:

   This is not new in the state... We've been organized in a very deliberative manner to address the issue of organized retail crime for a number of years, we are doubling down on those efforts today.

4. Counterpoint Research analyst Tarun Pathak:

   It's not like without it Ashish Kabra can't have Ashish Kabra ambitions, if Ashish Kabra don't have Future [ Retail ].

5. The Bernstein analysts:

   With around a third of Demant and Sonova sales coming from owned retail, this would be bad news particularly for those players.

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