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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retailnoun

   Sale by small quantities.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   The author, to prevent such a monopoly of sense, is resolved to deal in it himself by retail. Addison.

   We force a wretched trade by beating down the sale,
   And selling basely by retail. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

2. To RETAILverb

   Etymology: retailler, Fr.

   1. To divide into small parcels.

   Bound with triumphant garlands will I come,
   And lead thy daughter to a conqueror’s bed;
   To whom I will retail my conquest won,
   And she shall be sole victress, Cæsar’s Cæsar. William Shakespeare.

   2. To sell in small quantities.

   All encouragement should be given to artificers; and those, who make, should also vend and retail their commodities. John Locke.

   3. To sell at second hand.

   The sage dame,
   By names of toasts, retails each batter’d jade. Alexander Pope.

   4. To tell in broken parts.

   He is furnish’d with no certainties,
   More than he haply may retail from me. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retail

   Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply chain from producers to consumers. Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity. Some of the earliest retailers were itinerant peddlers. Over the centuries, retail shops were transformed from little more than "rude booths" to the sophisticated shopping malls of the modern era. In the digital age, an increasing number of retailers are seeking to reach broader markets by selling through multiple channels, including both bricks and mortar and online retailing. Digital technologies are also affecting the way that consumers pay for goods and services. Retailing support services may also include the provision of credit, delivery services, advisory services, stylist services and a range of other supporting services. Most modern retailers typically make a variety of strategic level decisions including the type of store, the market to be served, the optimal product assortment, customer service, supporting services, and the store's overall market positioning. Once the strategic retail plan is in place, retailers devise the retail mix which includes product, price, place, promotion, personnel, and presentation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

FreebaseRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

2. lirate

3. tailer

4. retial

How to pronounce retail?

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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. Chris Woolard:

   We have all become used to a regulatory pendulum that swings one way or the other, but at the moment there are two - a wholesale one and a retail one, we are seeing the removal of frictions but in retail, a continued tough - and in some cases, tightening - stance on consumer protection.

2. Dave Lewis:

   If you look at the CEO as being the best shopkeeper in the team, it's the wrong brief, he's got loads of retail experience, he's got loads of wholesale experience, he understands brands and he understands customers and he's super smart.

3. Councilmember Shook:

   Buckhead is a huge commercial node. It's arguably one of the biggest retail entertainment nodes in the southeast. And what was going on just hurt everybody, by reputation and physically.

4. Randy Frederick:

   The futures weren't looking too good and that retail report didn't do it any good, it took a big nosedive after that, it doesn't look like it's going to be a pretty day at this point.

5. Adam Sacks:

   Travel Economics's partly because Travel Economics's such a diverse industry. Travel Economics includes a lot of things you don't think of, besides airlines and hotels, Travel Economics's part of retail, part of restaurants, parts of technology.

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