retail

Noun

1. (uncountable) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
2. (colloquial, uncountable) Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.

Adj

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Adv

Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

Verb

1. To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
2. (archaic) To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
3. To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹiˌteɪl/

Etymology

From the Old French verb retaillier.

Synonyms

detail

sell

retailing

resale

at retail

sales

merchandising

regrate

repeat

🔁

resell

retailer

retail price

retail trade

retell

sale

selling

selloff

separate

share

turnover

vending

vendition

be fragmentary

be piecemeal

sell by retail

selling by retail

be in the retail way

truck 1

sell again

debit

divide

enter in one’s account

in small quantities

piecemeal

recount

Translations

détail

λιανικός

au détail

Einzelhandel

vendita al dettaglio

al dettaglio

detal

dettaglio

vente au détail

varejo

venta al por menor

Einzelhandelsabsatz

detail

Kleinverkauf

perakende