retail

¹re·tail

verb \ˈrē-ˌtāl, especially for 2 also ri-ˈtāl\

Definition of RETAIL

transitive verb

1

: to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer

2

: tell, retell

intransitive verb

: to sell at retail

— re·tail·er noun

Examples of RETAIL

1. We retail clothing at the best possible prices.
2. jewelry that retails from $100

First Known Use of RETAIL

15th century

Related to RETAIL

Synonyms

deal (in), merchandise (also merchandize), put up, market, sell, vend

Antonyms

buy, purchase

Related Words

presell, wholesale; remarket, resell; hawk, peddle; barter, distribute, exchange, export, handle, trade, traffic (in); advertise, ballyhoo, boost, plug, promote, tout; bargain, chaffer, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, palter; auction; provide, supply; carry, keep, stock

Rhymes with RETAIL

abseil, airmail, all hail, assail, avail, bake sale, bangtail, blackmail, blacktail, bobtail, broadscale, broadtail, bucktail, bud scale, canaille, cattail, chain mail, coattail, cocktail, contrail, curtail, derail, detail, doornail, dovetail, downscale, ducktail, e-mail, entail, exhale, fan mail, fantail, female, fife rail, fire sale, fishtail, folktale, foresail, foxtail, fresh gale, full-scale, gapped scale, Glendale, gray scale, greenmail, guardrail, Hallel, handrail, hangnail, headsail, hightail, hobnail, horntail, horsetail, impale, inhale, junk mail, Longueuil, lugsail, mainsail, mare's tail, Mondale, moon snail, oxtail, pass-fail, percale, pigtail, pintail, pinwale, plate rail, pot ale, prevail, rattail, regale, resale, rescale, right whale, ringtail, Sangreal, Scottsdale, sea kale, shavetail, shirttail, skysail, slop pail, small-scale, snail mail, soft hail, split rail, springtail, spritsail, square sail, staysail, strong gale, surveil, swordtail, taffrail, tag sale, telltale, third rail, thumbnail, timescale, toenail, topsail, travail, trysail, unnail, unveil, upscale, ventail, voice mail, wage scale, wagtail, wassail, whiptail, white sale, whitetail, white whale, whole gale, wholesale, yard sale

²re·tail

noun \ˈrē-ˌtāl\

Definition of RETAIL

: the sale of commodities or goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers; also : the industry of such selling

— at retail

1

: at a retailer's price

2

: ⁴retail

Examples of RETAIL

1. She has a job in retail.

Origin of RETAIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French retaille cutting, deduction, retail, from retailler to cut out, from re- + tailler to cut — more at tailor

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

³re·tail

adjective \ˈrē-ˌtāl\

Definition of RETAIL

: of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities at retail <retail trade>

Examples of RETAIL

1. Is that price retail or wholesale?

First Known Use of RETAIL

1601

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

⁴re·tail

adverb \ˈrē-ˌtāl\

Definition of RETAIL

: in small quantities : from a retailer

Examples of RETAIL

1. You usually have to pay more if you buy something retail than if you buy it wholesale.
2. The product sells retail for about $100.

First Known Use of RETAIL

1784

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite