wholesale
noun
the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
wholesales
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pluralof wholesale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof wholesale (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
wholesalenounthe sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
Example Sentences
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Production, exports and wholesales of passenger cars in China all hit fresh highs in November compared with the same month in prior years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Industries such as transportation and wholesales showed double-digit falls in special payments, the data showed.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023
While the company makes most of its money from direct sales at the moment, Yang expects its wholesales business to grow.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
To some extent, the board split reflected different levels of dependence on the imported supplies that Metropolitan wholesales to the Southland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2018
It gave an imposing appearance to most of the wholesales plain view of the street.
From Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
