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.

   Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

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.

   Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

3. retailverb

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

   Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

4. retailverb

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

   Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

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.

   Etymology: From the verb retaillier.

6. retailadjective

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

   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

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

2. Retailadjective

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

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

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

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

4. Retailnoun

   to sell at second hand

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

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

   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

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Gary Gensler:

   There is one online search engine in America that most of us go to. The Chicago firm has data advantages, now, in the middle of our capital markets, one firm in the retail order flow may have growing data advantages over other market participants.

2. Paul Lovelace:

   A perfect Titleist? You can retail that for $2.

3. Susan Zaunbrecher:

   Fifth Third's compensation and employee incentive structure does not reward retail employees for opening unauthorized accounts, nor does it give them sales quotas or product-specific targets.

4. Chris Weston:

   Much relief will be felt from a number of retail investors who have been confused as to the very crux of the sell-off in global equity markets.

5. Mallory Duncan:

   This is not just a business-to-business dispute, these fees drive up the price of retail merchandise, costing the average family hundreds of dollars a year.

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