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wholesaling

American  
[hohl-sey-ling] / ˈhoʊlˌseɪ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. the business of selling to retailers, especially in large quantities (distinguished from retailing).


Etymology

Origin of wholesaling

First recorded in 1790–1800; wholesale + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Equipment wholesaling and transportation logistics are service industries that saw big jumps in the April data, a sign that higher oil prices are transitioning into a “second-order effect,” Helfstein says.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Jefferies also expects Sigma to make improvements in its wholesaling business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

After the public sector, the wholesaling, retailing, hotels and restaurants sector showed the strongest regular annual growth rate.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Still, redevelopment pressures, driven by manufacturing and wholesaling interests and ultimately high-end development on the outskirts of the area, never went away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

They called it railroading, high finance, banking, wholesaling, real estate, and such things, but the point was that they got it, while she got what was left,—twenty-two cents.

From Burning Daylight by London, Jack

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