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retail

/ˈɹiˌteɪl/noun, verb, adverb2 syllables

Retail means: the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale.

Opposites of retail

What does retail mean?4

noun

1

the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

adverb

1

at a retail price“I'll sell it to you retail only”

verb

1

be sold at the retail level“These gems retail at thousands of dollars each”

2

sell on the retail market

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Retail in a sentence

  • Is this sold per kilo, as a set, or retail?TingBuDong
  • The small retail outlet is only a front for a much larger entity.unknown
  • A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.AlanF_US
  • The retail price index is a barometer of economic activity.CM
  • Sami worked retail pretty much his entire life.OsoHombre
  • This dump truck sells at a retail price of five million dinars.Amastan
  • This retail chain offers different promotions in each individual store.zogwarg
  • Tourism, retail sales, and finance comprise more than three-quarters of GDP.The_World_Factbook

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of retail

as a verb

past tense
retailed
present participle
retailing
third-person singular
retails
past participle
retailed