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Definition of Wholesale
1. Noun. The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers.
2. Verb. Sell in large quantities.
Category relationships: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Generic synonyms: Sell
Antonyms: Retail
Derivative terms: Wholesaler
Generic synonyms: Sell
Antonyms: Retail
Derivative terms: Wholesaler
3. Adjective. Ignoring distinctions. "Wholesale destruction"
4. Adverb. At a wholesale price. "I can sell it to you wholesale"
Antonyms: Retail
5. Adverb. On a large scale without careful discrimination. "I buy food wholesale"
Exact synonyms: In Large Quantities
Definition of Wholesale
1. n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
2. a. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
3. n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
4. a. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
Definition of Wholesale
1. [v -SALED, -SALING, -SALES]