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retail

Definition

  • noun: the business of selling things directly to customers for their own use
  • verb: to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer
  • verb: to sell (something) to customers for their own use
  • often + 'at'
  • synonyms: report, sell, mention

Examples

  • the manufacturer's suggested 'retail' price [=the price of something when it is sold to the final customer]

  • You usually have to pay more if you buy something 'retail' than if you buy it wholesale.

  • We 'retail' clothing at the best possible prices.

Movie quotes

  • (..) "It's Friday afternoon on TRL and later today"- You okay, Maggie May? Yeah. Well? Are you famous yet? Aposition in retail. Employment history? - dd What was your last job? - LuckyJeans for three weeks. - Why'd it end? (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes