retail

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 References

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• Rhymes: -eɪl

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(verb) From Old French retaillier.

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retail (uncountable)

1. The sale of goods directly to the consumer.

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retail (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the sale of goods directly to the customer

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retail

1. In retail quantities, or at retail prices

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to retail (third-person singular simple present retails, present participle retailing, simple past and past participle retailed)

1. To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 223d.

     a half part of this purveying is carried on within the city and is called retailing.

2. To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here