retail
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail: the retail price.
in a retail quantity or at a retail price.
to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer.
to relate or repeat in detail to others: to retail scandal.
to be sold at retail: It retails at 50 cents.
Origin of retail
1Other words from retail
- re·tail·er, noun
- non·re·tail, adjective
- non·re·tail·er, noun
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How to use retail in a sentence
A bottle of juice retails for about $12 but lasts a few weeks.
The 40-watt bulb costs $9.97 and the 60-watt bulb retails for $12.97.
Why You Should Give LED Light Bulbs for Christmas. Seriously. | Daniel Gross | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Wii U retails for $299, the PS4 for $399, and the Xbox One for $499.
Typical American version: The most popular stroller on Amazon is the First Years Jet Stroller, which retails for just $49.99.
How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child? | Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat would eat up the winery's profit for any bottle that retails for less than $12 a bottle.
He had talent of a kind, the talent that picks up swiftly what it hears and readily retails it for its own.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonIn his adult years he will almost to a certainty commit zoological blunders similar to those which my gardener retails to me.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreI wonder if the world, which retails Guppy anecdotes, will be anything the wiser for it.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George EliotIt is usually finished twenty-seven inches wide and retails at fourteen cents to twenty cents per yard.
Textiles | William H. DooleyThe Partido cigar regularly retails at from twenty-five to thirty cents each.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes | J. M. Judy
British Dictionary definitions for retail
/ (ˈriːteɪl) /
the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers: Compare wholesale (def. 1)
of, relating to, or engaged in such selling: retail prices
in small amounts or at a retail price
to sell or be sold in small quantities to consumers
(rɪˈteɪl) (tr) to relate (gossip, scandal, etc) in detail, esp persistently
Origin of retail
1Derived forms of retail
- retailer, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for retail
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