Definition of wholesale
: the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale (as by a retail merchant)
From the M-W Editors
15th Century
First Known Use of wholesale
15th century
Other Business Terms
wholesale
Definition of wholesale
1 : performed or existing on a large scale especially without discrimination wholesale slaughter
2 : of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities in quantity for resale a wholesale grocer
Examples of wholesale in a Sentence
The crops originated from wholesale growers.
Is that price retail or wholesale?
1607
First Known Use of wholesale
1607
Other Business Terms
wholesale
Definition of wholesale
: in a wholesale manner
1696
First Known Use of wholesale
1696
wholesale
Definition of wholesale
wholesaled
;wholesaling
transitive verb
: to sell (something) in quantity usually for resale
intransitive verb
: to sell in quantity usually for resale
Examples of wholesale in a Sentence
The company wholesales clothing to boutiques in the area.
1792
First Known Use of wholesale
1792
Other Business Terms
WHOLESALE Defined for English Language Learners
wholesale
playDefinition of wholesale for English Language Learners
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: the business of selling things in large amounts to other businesses rather than to individual customers
wholesale
Definition of wholesale for English Language Learners
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: relating to the business of selling things in large amounts to other businesses rather than to individual customers
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: affecting large numbers of people or things
wholesale
Definition of wholesale for English Language Learners
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: to sell (things) to other businesses rather than to individual customers
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: to be sold to other businesses for a specified price
WHOLESALE Defined for Kids
Definition of wholesale for Students
: the sale of goods in large quantities to dealers
Definition of wholesale for Students
1 : of, relating to, or working at selling to dealers
2 : done or happening on a large scale wholesale panic
Definition of wholesale for Students
wholesaled
;wholesaling
: to sell to dealers usually in large quantities
wholesaler
nounLearn More about wholesale
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