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- Dictionarywholesale/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
noun
- 1. the business of selling of goods in large quantities and at low prices, typically to be sold on by retailers at a profit: "if you want to sell large expensive pieces then wholesale is probably not the way to go"
adverb
- 1. being sold to retailers in large quantities and at low prices: "bottles from this region sell wholesale at about £72 a case"
- 2. as a whole and in an indiscriminate way: "the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents"
adjective
- 1. done on a large scale; extensive: "the wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers"
verb
- 1. sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices, to be sold on at a profit: "imported clothing, which he now wholesales to 20 retail stores"
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of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shops to customers: wholesale prices. a wholesale supplier / business. We only sell wholesale, not to the public. Compare.
The meaning of WHOLESALE is the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale (as by a retail merchant). How to use wholesale in a sentence.
noun. 1. the selling of goods in relatively large quantities and usually at lower prices than at retail, esp. such selling to retailers for resale to consumers. adjective. 2. of, connected with, or engaged in such selling. wholesale prices. 3. extensive, sweeping, or indiscriminate.
WHOLESALE meaning: the business of selling things in large amounts to other businesses rather than to individual customers.
1. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods in large quantities for resale: a wholesale produce market; wholesale goods; wholesale prices. 2. Made or accomplished extensively and indiscriminately; blanket: wholesale destruction. adv.
When wholesale is a verb, it has a very different meaning — to sell things in bulk, usually to someone who is going to sell it again at a higher retail price. The earliest meaning of the word was "in large quantities," combining whole and sale into the phrase "by whole sale."
noun. 1. the selling of goods in relatively large quantities and usually at lower prices than at retail, esp. such selling to retailers for resale to consumers. adjective. 2. of, connected with, or engaged in such selling. wholesale prices. 3. extensive, sweeping, or indiscriminate.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word wholesale. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Wholesale definition: the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).. See examples of WHOLESALE used in a sentence.
wholesale meaning: 1. relating to products that are sold in large amounts, usually at a cheaper price: 2. complete or…. Learn more.
