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wholesale

Syllabification: (whole·sale)
Pronunciation: /ˈhōlˌsāl/

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Definition of wholesale

noun

  • the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others.

adverb

  • being sold in large quantities to be retailed by others:bottles from this region sell wholesale at about $72 a case
  • on a large scale:the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents

adjective

  • done on a large scale; extensive:the wholesale destruction of the natural order

verb

[with object]
  • sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices to be retailed by others.

Derivatives

wholesaler

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: originally as by whole sale 'in large quantities'

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