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wholesale

/ wholesale /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
Opposites:
retail
Type of:
selling merchandising marketing
verb Sense 2
sell in large quantities
Opposites:
retail
Type of:
sell
Derived:
jobber middleman wholesaler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
commerce commercialism mercantilism
adjective Sense 3
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer
"wholesale prices"
"a wholesale produce market"
Opposites:
retail
adverb Sense 4
on a large scale without careful discrimination
"I buy food wholesale"
adverb Sense 5
at a wholesale price
"I can sell it to you wholesale"
Opposites:
retail
adjective satellite Sense 6
ignoring distinctions
"sweeping generalizations"
"wholesale destruction"
Similar:
indiscriminate
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

selling merchandising marketing retail sell indiscriminate