| n. | 1. | Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
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| a. | 1. | Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; | |||
| 2. | Extensive and indiscriminate; | ||||
| Noun | 1. | wholesale - the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers Antonyms: retail - the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale |
| Verb | 1. | wholesale - sell in large quantities Antonyms: retail - sell on the retail market |
| Adj. | 1. | wholesale - selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer; "wholesale prices"; "a wholesale produce market" Antonyms: retail - selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; "retail trade"; "retail business"; "retail price" |
| 2. | wholesale - ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" Synonyms: sweeping | |
| Adv. | 1. | wholesale - at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale" Antonyms: retail - at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only" |
| 2. | wholesale - on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale" Synonyms: in large quantities |
WHOLESALE. To sell by wholesale, is to sell by large parcels, generally in original packages, and not by retail. (q.v.)
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