as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers
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Recent Examples of retail
The model retails for $37,725 with the flatbed.
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New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
On the designer's website, the bag retails for a whopping $5,995.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The eleventh picture included two black matte alligator Hermès Birkins, which retail for around $100,000 resale.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
That one drug alone retails for as much as $700 a month.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
On the designer's website, the bag retails for a whopping $5,995.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The eleventh picture included two black matte alligator Hermès Birkins, which retail for around $100,000 resale.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
That one drug alone retails for as much as $700 a month.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for retail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retail
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Greg Ketter has spent nearly five decades selling comic books and science fiction novels at DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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LightPath is now marketing germanium-free infrared cameras to customers, and Moeller added said existing infrared cameras may be converted to BlackDiamond glass too.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Lake Tahoe property, once marketed as one of the region’s most expensive listings, features multiple structures on five acres, direct lake access, and two glass funiculars running down the hillside to the water.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retail. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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