Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French retaillier to cut back, divide into pieces, from Old French, from re- + taillier to cut; more at TAILOR
Pronunciation : rE-"tAl,
esp for 2 also Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. sale of products to final consumers, sale of goods to end users. sell goods to final consumers, sell to end users; retell, repeat information. pertaining to the sale of goods to final consumers, of the sale of merchandise to end users. retail\re"tail\, a. done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.retail \re"tail\ , n. [f. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or of. retail, from retailler. see:
retail, v.] the sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand.retail \re*tail"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. retailed ;p. pr. & vb. n. retailing.] [cf. f. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. see:
retail, n., tailor, and cf. detail.].
2. to sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries.
3. to sell at second hand. [obs. or r.].
4. to distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander. "to whom i will retail my conquest won." he is wit's peddler, and retails his wares at wakes and wassails.retail selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; "retail trade"; "retail business"; "retail price" [ant: wholesale] the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale [ant: wholesale] at a retail price; "i'll sell it to you retail only" [ant: wholesale] v.
5. sell at the retail level; "these gems retail at thousands of dollars each".
6. sell on the retail market [ant: wholesale].
7. The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand.
8. Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
9. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries.
10. To sell at second hand.
11. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many ; to report; as, to retail slander. the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale sell on the retail market be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each" selling or related to selling direct to the consumer; "retail trade"; "retail business"; "retail price" at a retail price; "I'll sell it to you retail only".
12. 1. Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. retail stores Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
13. If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public.
14. If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price. It originally retailed at £23.
15. see also:
retailing = sell. the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for selling to anyone else wholesale the retail trade/business.
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