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retail

retail

393 1.8
The sale of goods to the public in small amounts for people to use
  • noun
  • /ˈriːteɪl/
translation icon : comercio minorista
  • Or the street fairs, which were really retail opportunities disguised as social events.
  • retail outlets
  • wholesale and retail
  • retail sales

So you're working in retail, working in retail, stocking frozen peas.

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Examples

  • Do you want to open up the yellow pages under the section of Farm Equipment Retail?

    Tootsie (1982)

  • The end products are sold in retail markets and through professional landscaping companies.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I guess somebody has to pay retail.

    Positive I.D. (1986)

  • What's the retail on one of those ?

    The Fast and the Furious (2001)

  • So what's happened in San Francisco where all of the retail shops have closed?

  • So that's the purpose of this greenhouse is mostly for retail sales of live plants.

  • One woman who briefly worked in retail sales described the fun she had with her coworkers.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The frenzy continues with retail investors bidding back up GameStop.

    Dumb Money (2023)

  • Many customers prefer to buy their clothing directly from retail stores instead of online.

  • The new shopping center features various retail shops offering everything from clothes to electronics.

Synonyms

retailing
vsretail
17 2.9

The business of selling goods to the public in shops or online for personal use

is the act of selling goods to the public in small quantities

Antonyms

wholesale
54 3.1

The sale of goods in large amounts to shops or other businesses

Compounds

retail store
27 1.0

A shop that sells goods in small amounts directly to people

retail price
14 1.8

The amount a customer pays in a store that includes the store's extra charge

retail chain
4 2.8

A group of stores owned or run by the same company that sell similar goods

retail market
2 2.9

A place where shops or websites sell things and services directly to customers

retail marketing
  • Specialized
1 3.4

To tell people about goods and sell them directly to customers in shops or online

retail merchant
2.8

A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use

retail price index
  • UK
5.0

An official measure of how consumer prices change over time

How Retail

retail
393 1.8
to wholesale
3 3.7

Surface Forms

retail singular
retails plural

Etymology

Retail as a noun comes from the same idea of selling goods 'by the piece' after they were cut or divided, so retail means selling to people in small quantities rather than in bulk.