retail

re·tail

R0189100 (rē′tāl′)n. The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.adj. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities at retail.adv.1. In retail quantities.2. At a retail price.v. re·tailed, re·tail·ing, re·tails v.tr.1. To sell in small quantities directly to consumers.2. (also rĭ-tāl′) To tell or repeat (gossip or stories, for example) to others.v.intr. To sell at retail.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French, piece cut off, from retaillier, to cut up : re-, re- + tailler, to cut; see tailor.]

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re′tail′er n.

retail

(ˈriːteɪl) n (Commerce) the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers. Compare wholesale¹adj (Commerce) of, relating to, or engaged in such selling: retail prices. adv (Commerce) in small amounts or at a retail pricevb1. (Commerce) to sell or be sold in small quantities to consumers2. (tr) to relate (gossip, scandal, etc) in detail, esp persistently[C14: from Old French retaillier to cut off, from re- + taillier to cut; see tailor] ˈretailer n

re•tail

(ˈri teɪl for 1-4,6,7; rɪˈteɪl for 5 )

n. 1. the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usu. in small quantities (opposed to wholesale). adj. 2. pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail. adv. 3. in a retail quantity or at a retail price. v.t. 4. to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer. 5. to relate or repeat in detail to others: to retail scandal. v.i. 6. to be sold at retail. [1375–1425; (n.) late Middle English < Anglo-French: a cutting, derivative of retailler to cut =re- re- + tailler to cut (see tail²); (v.) Middle English retailen < Old French retailler] re′tail•er, n.

retail

Past participle: retailed
Gerund: retailing

Imperative
retail
retail

Present
I retail
you retail
he/she/it retails
we retail
you retail
they retail

Preterite
I retailed
you retailed
he/she/it retailed
we retailed
you retailed
they retailed

Present Continuous
I am retailing
you are retailing
he/she/it is retailing
we are retailing
you are retailing
they are retailing

Present Perfect
I have retailed
you have retailed
he/she/it has retailed
we have retailed
you have retailed
they have retailed

Past Continuous
I was retailing
you were retailing
he/she/it was retailing
we were retailing
you were retailing
they were retailing

Past Perfect
I had retailed
you had retailed
he/she/it had retailed
we had retailed
you had retailed
they had retailed

Future
I will retail
you will retail
he/she/it will retail
we will retail
you will retail
they will retail

Future Perfect
I will have retailed
you will have retailed
he/she/it will have retailed
we will have retailed
you will have retailed
they will have retailed

Future Continuous
I will be retailing
you will be retailing
he/she/it will be retailing
we will be retailing
you will be retailing
they will be retailing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been retailing
you have been retailing
he/she/it has been retailing
we have been retailing
you have been retailing
they have been retailing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been retailing
you will have been retailing
he/she/it will have been retailing
we will have been retailing
you will have been retailing
they will have been retailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been retailing
you had been retailing
he/she/it had been retailing
we had been retailing
you had been retailing
they had been retailing

Conditional
I would retail
you would retail
he/she/it would retail
we would retail
you would retail
they would retail

Past Conditional
I would have retailed
you would have retailed
he/she/it would have retailed
we would have retailed
you would have retailed
they would have retailed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retail - the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resalemarketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of moneywholesale - the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
Verb	1.	retail - be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)retail - sell on the retail marketsell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"
	2.	retail - sell on the retail marketcommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"retail - be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each"wholesale - sell in large quantities
Adv.	1.	retail - at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only"wholesale - at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale"

retail

verbTo offer for sale:deal (in), handle, market, merchandise, merchant, peddle, sell, trade (in), vend.

Translations

零售零售的

retail

(ˈriːteil) verb to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else). 零售 零售 adjective relating to the sale of goods in this way. a retail price. 零售的 零售的ˈretailer noun a person who sells goods retail; a shopkeeper. 零售商 零售商

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