What does retail mean?
Definitions for retail
ˈri teɪl for 1-4,6,7 ; rɪˈteɪl for 5re·tail
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Princeton's WordNet
retailverb
the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
retailverb
be sold at the retail level
"These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"
retailadverb
sell on the retail market
retailadverb
at a retail price
"I'll sell it to you retail only"
Wiktionary
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.
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.
retailverb
To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
retailverb
To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
retailadverb
Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.
retailadjective
Of, or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.
Etymology: From the verb retaillier.
Webster Dictionary
Retail
the sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand
Retailadjective
done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer
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
Retailnoun
to sell at second hand
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
Etymology: [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.]
Freebase
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
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
retail
To sell commodities, goods and products to customers.
Retails businesses sell direct to customers.
Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retail' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4512
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'retail' in Adjectives Frequency: #606
Anagrams for retail »
aliter, lirate
Aliter
Lirate
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retail in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of retail in a Sentence
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.
Everyone knew Amazon had a stake in Future Retail, and the deal didn't mention what would happen to Amazon's stake.
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.
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 ].
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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- التجزئهArabic
- търговия на дребноBulgarian
- maloobchodCzech
- detailhandel, detailsalgDanish
- Einzelhandel, Einzelhandelsabsatz, KleinverkaufGerman
- λιανεμπόριο, λιανική, λιανικά, λιανικόςGreek
- venta al detalle, venta al por menorSpanish
- vähittäin, vähittäiskauppa, vähittäismyynti, [[harjoittaa]] [[vähittäiskauppaa]], vähittäishinta, levittää, vähittäismyyntihinta, kertoaFinnish
- खुदराHindi
- vendita al dettaglio, al dettaglio, vendere al dettaglioItalian
- 小売価格, 小売り, 小売Japanese
- малопродажбаMacedonian
- detailhandelDutch
- detaljhandelNorwegian
- varejo, retalho, vender a varejoPortuguese
- vânzare cu amănuntul, vânzare cu bucataRomanian
- [[розничный, [[продава́ть]] [[в]] [[розница, розница, розничный, [[в]] [[розницаRussian
- detaljhandelSwedish
- роздрібна торгівляUkrainian
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