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 company is clearly capable of producing a cheaper Switch 2, as evidenced by the Japan-only console, which will retail for $343.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
That model, with 256GB, currently retails for $1,100.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
To clarify, the regular Switch 2 in Japan will retail in shops for 49,980 yen (or around $339 at the current exchange rate).
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In February, the price of a dozen eggs hit a 10-year high, retailing for $5.90, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
That model, with 256GB, currently retails for $1,100.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
To clarify, the regular Switch 2 in Japan will retail in shops for 49,980 yen (or around $339 at the current exchange rate).
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In February, the price of a dozen eggs hit a 10-year high, retailing for $5.90, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for retail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retail
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The mint julep became the event’s official drink in 1939, when racetrack managers began selling the glasses the drinks were served in as souvenirs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Zandi said global investors can be expected to sell stocks and bonds in the days ahead on concerns that that Fed independence could be impaired, which would ultimately drive up prices and lead to higher inflation.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The new celebrity owners clearly bought into being ideal stewards of a downtrodden club, and the city of just under 45,000 embraced the unorthodox, reality-show approach to marketing the team.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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If these scientists succeed, technology will have helped produce a baby rhino that is 100% natural northern white rhino—not an imitation or amalgamation marketed as an ecological replacement.—
Douglas McCauley,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retail. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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