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- [ree-teyl for 1–4, 6; ri-teyl for 5]
- /ˈri teɪl for 1–4, 6; rɪˈteɪl for 5 /
- /ˈriː.teɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-teyl for 1–4, 6; ri-teyl for 5]
- /ˈri teɪl for 1–4, 6; rɪˈteɪl for 5 /
Definitions of retail word
- noun retail the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale). 1
- adjective retail pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail: the retail price. 1
- adverb retail in a retail quantity or at a retail price. 1
- verb with object retail to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer. 1
- verb with object retail to relate or repeat in detail to others: to retail scandal. 1
- verb without object retail to be sold at retail: It retails at 50 cents. 1
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Origin of retail
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English < Anglo-French: a cutting, derivative of retailler to cut, equivalent to re- re- + tailler to cut (see tail2); (v.) Middle English retailen < Old French retailler
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Parts of speech for Retail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
retail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for retail
verb retail
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hawked — a noisy effort to clear the throat.
adj retail
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
- mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.
noun retail
- commerce — Commerce is the activities and procedures involved in buying and selling things.
- merchandising — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
adjective retail
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
Antonyms for retail
adj retail
adjective retail
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
Top questions with retail
- what is retail?
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- how is an online bank different from a retail bank?
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Matching words
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