retail

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈriˌteɪl/ or [ˈr̠ʷiˌtʰeɪ̯ɫ]

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Noun

Singular retail

Plural retails

A shop selling lobsters retail.

1. (business) Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.

   She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.

Verb

Plain form retail

Third-person singular retails

Past tense retailed

Past participle retailed

Present participle retailing

1. To retail is to sell in small amounts.

   By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.

Antonym

• wholesale