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

  • (..) There's all kinds of family, Brian. And that's a choice you're gonna have to make. You ready for this? Nice car. What's the retail on one of those? More than you can afford, pal. Ferrari. Smoke him. So, what's wrong, Brian? Nothing, man, I'm fine. Come on. Obviously something's off. (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious