rack-jobv.
/ˈrakdʒɒb/, U.S. /ˈrækˌdʒɑb/ rare.
intransitive. To supply goods on a rack-jobbing basis. Also transitive: to supply with goods on such a basis.
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society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > sell in specific manner
retail?1523
to sell in bulk1678
wholesale1871
best-sell1937
overstock1945
switch-sell1965
rack-job1967
cold-call1972
cross-sell1972
1967 Economist 15 July 238/3 Some paperback publishers already rack-job for the small newsagent or supermarkets.
1992 Billboard (Nexis) 8 Aug. 38 What is unusual about the agreement is that Hobby Soft will rack job to outlets such as ‘family’ restaurants, bookstores, and gift shops instead of record stores.
2002 Billboard (Nexis) 5 Oct. 4 Senior VP of anti-piracy David Benjamin says it affects ‘not just multi-millionaires but working stiffs—songwriters, recording studio engineers, people who rack-job shelves’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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