wholesaling

[ hohl-sey-ling ]

noun

1. the business of selling to retailers, especially in large quantities ( retailing ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of wholesaling¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; wholesale + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

By the 1930s, the Mayers had expanded into jewelry wholesaling and made more than 100 street clocks for customers in multiple states, said Mendez.

From Seattle Times

Born in 1852, Bruun began to collect coins as a boy in the 1850s and ’60s, years before he began to amass vast riches in the packing and wholesaling of butter.

From Seattle Times

Still, redevelopment pressures, driven by manufacturing and wholesaling interests and ultimately high-end development on the outskirts of the area, never went away.

From Los Angeles Times

Fentanyl is so cheap to make that the cartel reaps immense profits even wholesaling the drug at 50 cents per pill, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times

Fentanyl is so cheap to make that the cartel reaps massive profits even wholesaling the drug at 50 cents per pill, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• economic
• financial
• monetary
• profit-making
• profitable
• wholesale