retail
noun
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
retailed
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past participleof retail.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof retail.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
retailnounthe sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Example Sentences
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A silk shirtdress in 1979 retailed for $130.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
They retailed for $399 and reportedly sold out immediately, or at least orders for them did.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
The Ocean’s base model retailed for $38,999 with the highest trim version going for more than $60,000, until a series of sharp price cuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
We asked industry expert Chris Grayer to price-up the cost of making a light brown, mini bodycon dress - with a rouched detail - which Boohoo retailed at £15.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
