retail
verb
- provide goods for public sale
noun
- sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user
adverb
- sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user
adjective
- relating to sales directly to final customers
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹiˌteɪl/ / [ˈɹ̠ʷiˌtʰeɪ̯ɫ]
adj
Etymology: From the Old French verb retaillier.
- Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.
“"This is a very retail approach for us," Czerw said. "But when you buy one out of every six home loans in the US, you are going to have a constant flow ..."”
“The future for Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., also looks very retail. Plans call for $156 million to expand the main terminal,”
adv
Etymology: From the Old French verb retaillier.
- Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
“We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.”
noun
Etymology: From the Old French verb retaillier.
- The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
“She works in retail.”
- Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.
“I never pay retail for clothes.”
verb
Etymology: From the Old French verb retaillier.
- To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
“a half part of this purveying is carried on within the city and is called retailing.”
- To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
- To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
“He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo.”
“He became quite pale as he retailed these stories to Constance.”