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re·tail
I. \ˈrēˌtāl; in sense 2 rə̇ˈt- or rēˈt-, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English retailen, from Middle French retaillier to cut off, diminish, divide into pieces, from Old French, from re- + tailler to cut — more at tailor
transitive verb
1. : to sell in small quantities (as the single yard, pound, gallon) : to sell directly to the ultimate consumer
< retail cloth >
< retail groceries >
2. : to relate in detail or to one person after another : tell again or again and again
< retail a conversation >
< retail gossip >
< retail story >
intransitive verb
: to sell at retail
< a book that retails for $10 >
II. \ˈrēˌtāl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, cut, piece, from Old French, from retaillier to cut off; influenced in meaning by Middle English retailen to retail
: the sale of commodities or goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers — opposed to wholesale
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- at retail
III. adjective
: of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities at retail
< retail trade >
< retail merchant >
< retail business >
< retail selling >
< retail price >
IV. adverb
: in small quantities : from a retailer
< a blend costing five cents more a pound retail — W.H.Ukers >
< cartridge sells retail for less — E.T.Canby > |