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to retailor

to retailor

3.6
To sell things directly to customers in a shop or online
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈteɪlər/
  • US
translation icon : vender al por menor
  • After years of selling only to businesses, they began to retailor directly to customers.

Examples

  • Many artisans choose to retailor their handmade goods at local markets.

  • The company decided to retailor its products to meet the needs of consumers better.

  • The company decided to retailor its products through a new online platform.

  • The shop retailors clothes to customers.

  • Does she retailor electronics online?

  • After years of focusing on bulk sales, they opted to retailor their marketing strategy for individual shoppers.

  • Many designers choose to retailor their creations to suit local tastes at community fairs.

Synonyms

to retail
vsto retailor
14 2.9

Sell goods to the public in small amounts for people to use

is the same meaning but is a less common spelling variant

Antonyms

to wholesale
3 3.7

To sell goods in large amounts to shops or other businesses

Surface Forms

retailor infinitive
retailored past
retailored past participle
retailoring present participle
retailors third person singular

Etymology

Retailor as a verb is related to retail, coming from the idea of selling in small parts to customers, not in big lots to shops. So to retailor your products is to sell them directly to people who will use them.