retail Definition
re·tail (rē′tāl′; for vt.2, usually ri tāl′)
noun
the sale of goods or articles individually or in small quantities directly to the consumer
Etymology: ME retaile < OFr retaille, lit., a cutting < retailler, to cut up < re-, again + tailler, to cut: see tailor
adjective
of, connected with, or engaged in the sale of goods at retail
adverb
in relatively small quantities or at a retail price
transitive verb
- to sell individually or in small quantities; sell directly to the consumer
- to repeat or pass on (gossip, secrets, etc.) to others
Etymology: ME retaylen
intransitive verb
to be sold at retail books that retail at a dollar
retail Related Forms
retail Idioms
at retail
directly to the consumer at retail prices
retail Synonyms
retail
modif.
retail Synonyms
retail Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- include: The contexts include retail, care, childcare, health and safety and catering.
- sell: The donation for CHASE will be £ 1.50 per rose sold retail from C & K Jones.
Adjective modifier
- mobile: The average experience is just over four years, with no-one having more than 10 years ' experience in mobile retail.
- e.g.: We produce local information leaflets and contacts sheets dealing with different types of work, e.g. retail or catering, for young job seekers.
- new: Why Location of new retail and leisure development at Westwood?
- high: As internet commerce catches up with high street retail, customers will be able to demand exactly what they want.
Modifies a noun
- outlet: The Guild has acquired the retail outlet situated at the bottom of Dalton Tower.
- price: Retail prices for these items range from £ 15 to £ 180.
- sale: At retail sales value the brand is now worth over £ 100 million.
- store: Did you purchase Windows XP separately from a retail store?
- sector: Retail sector - about us At Bond Pearce LLP, we know retail.
- chain: Retail chain: advising a US company on the acquisition of a leading UK retail chain.
Modifying Another Word
- normally: The iRiver iFP-180T 128MB MP3 Player normally retails at £ 79.00 - get yours here and now for only £ 24.99.
- predominantly: At ground level along Station Road we note that predominantly retail uses are proposed.
- currently: Well known branded products currently retail at the £ 60 and above price range.
Noun used with modifier
- sayswholesale: To slow cook help in place he sayswholesale retail.
- food: Food retail is a dynamic and changing environment in which to work.
- street: As internet commerce catches up with high street retail, customers will be able to demand exactly what they want.
- town: And we have called a halt to the growth of out of town retail.
- specialist: The villages and towns have a wide range of shopping on offer from large stores to independent boutiques and specialist retail.
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