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
Examples from the Web for retailer
Contemporary Examples
Lululemon Promotes Anti-Sunscreen: Printed on the bags of retailer Lululemon is a warning against the use of sunscreen.
Lottie Moss Channels Kate for Calvin Klein; Terry Richardson Shoots for 'Playboy'The Fashion Beast Team
July 14, 2014
The most affordable item of Middleton's was a dress from British retailer Hobbs, which cost $58.
Dolce & Gabbana Sentenced to Prison (Again); Kate Middleton's Royal Tour Wardrobe Cost $65KThe Fashion Beast Team
April 30, 2014
Mango Launches Plus-Size Line: Spanish retailer Mango has announced its addition of a plus-size line, Violetta by Mango.
Lululemon Founder Resigns; Victoria Beckham's Wedding Tiara Fails to SellThe Fashion Beast Team
December 10, 2013
So when the retailer priced its initial 12.5 million shares at $18 a share, investors piled in.
The retailer, he says, may be a bit expensive, but it pays workers a living wage in the struggling economy.
Historical Examples
The retailer is the grocer, the butcher, or the green grocer.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The wholesaler must know the character of the retailer to whom he extends credit.
The Root of EvilThomas Dixon
What kind of house did the retailer and the craftsman occupy?
The History of LondonWalter Besant
Retailer hums a tune to himself, and affects not to hear the question.
Select Temperance TractsAmerican Tract Society
Or, the retailer may get the premium with the first purchase by paying the difference in cash.
All About CoffeeWilliam H. Ukers
retail
- the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumersCompare wholesale (def. 1)
- of, relating to, or engaged in such sellingretail 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
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for retailer
n.
mid-15c., agent noun from retail (v.).
retail
v.
mid-14c. "sell in small quantities or parcels," from Old French retaillier "cut back, cut off, pare, clip, reduce, circumcise," from re- "back" (see re-) + taillier "to cut, trim" (see tailor (n.)). Sometimes also "to deal out (information, etc.) in small quantities; hand down by report; recount, tell over again" (1590s). Related: Retailed; retailing.
retail
n.
early 15c., "sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels or at second hand" (opposed to wholesale), from Old French retail "piece cut off, shred, scrap, paring" (Modern French retaille), from retaillier (see retail (v.)). The notion of the English word is "a selling by the piece." This sense is not in French, however, and comes perhaps from cognate Italian ritaglio, which does have that sense. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to sale at retail," c.1600.