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wholesale

[ hohl-seyl ]

noun

  1. the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale ( retail ).


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in sale by wholesale.
  2. extensive; broadly indiscriminate:

    wholesale discharge of workers.

    Synonyms: undiscriminating, promiscuous, inclusive, thorough, comprehensive, far-reaching

adverb

  1. in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms:

    I can get it for you wholesale.

  2. in large quantities; on a large scale, especially without discrimination:

    Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale.

verb (used with or without object)

, whole·saled, whole·sal·ing.
  1. to sell by wholesale.

wholesale

/ ˈhəʊlˌseɪl /

noun

  1. the business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers Compare retail
  2. at wholesale
    1. in large quantities
    2. at wholesale prices
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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in such business
  2. made, done, etc, on a large scale or without discrimination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. on a large scale or without discrimination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to sell (goods) at wholesale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wholesale

  1. The sale of merchandise to retailers rather than directly to the public.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈwholeˌsaler, noun
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Other Words From

  • wholesaler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wholesale1

1375–1425; late Middle English, from the phrase by hole sale in gross; whole, sale
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Example Sentences

To be sure, the election was not an embrace of the GOP platform, but it was a wholesale rejection of Barack Obama.

In March the Colorado native, who sells wholesale farm products, decided to purchase an abandoned jail in his hometown of Brush.

Crown was working at a company called Valley Wholesale until he was recently laid off.

Laughing at the wholesale denial of free speech is not the voice of moderation.

Michael Kors Sues Costco: Michael Kors is suing wholesale warehouse club Costco for false advertising.

The money went into the pockets of the Admiralty clerks and paymasters, who thrived on wholesale and shameless peculation.

Again he got up and went inside, where he wrote a letter to a certain wholesale house with whom his account was large.

This woman was married in 1821, by Jacques Collin's sister, to the head clerk of a rich, wholesale hardware merchant.

This is the broadest street in London and was opened by wholesale condemnation of private property.

Nevertheless, the fisheries supply additional employment to processing and wholesale employees.

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