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| whole·sale [ hṓl sàyl ] |
noun |
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sale of goods to retailers: the business of buying goods in large quantities and selling them especially to retailers for resale
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adjective |
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1. of trade in quantity: relating to the wholesale business
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2. done on large scale: done on a large scale and indiscriminately
  wholesale destruction
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adverb |
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1. in bulk: in large quantities, especially for resale by retailers
Buy wholesale and save yourself money.
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2. indiscriminately: as a whole, without exercising judgment or taking individual cases into account
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verb (past and past participle whole·saled, present participle whole·sal·ing, 3rd person present singular whole·sales) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb buy and sell goods wholesale: to buy goods in large quantities and sell them especially to retailers for resale
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2. intransitive verb to be sold wholesale: to participate in selling things wholesale, or to be sold in such a way
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| [15th century. < the phrase "by whole sale," that is, sold in a single lot for redistribution at retail] |
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| whole·sal·er noun |
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