Retail

/ˈɹiˌteɪl/ · noun

Meaning

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them..

Definitions by Sense

1. (business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
2. (colloquial) Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.
3. Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.
4. Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
5. To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
6. (archaic) To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
7. To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Example Sentences

She works in retail.

I never pay retail for clothes.

"This is a very retail approach for us," Czerw said. "But when you buy one out of every six home loans in the US, you are going to have a constant flow ..."

The future for Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., also looks very retail. Plans call for $156 million to expand the main terminal,

But even with her level of celebrity, it would be very hard to win a race without engaging voters in a very retail way.

When the New York Post branded Ron DeSantis “DeFuture” in 2022[…], it had not reckoned on the Florida governor being astonishingly awkward with the basics of retail politics: smiling, shaking hands, interacting with other people.

We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

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

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• retails
• retailing
• retailed

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