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单词 retail
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retailnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈriː.teɪl/us/ˈriː.teɪl/

C1 the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops:

The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience in retail.
The clothing company has six retail outlets (= shops) in Perth.
$13 off the manufacturer's recommended retail price
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wholesale adjective adverb

More examples

  • The retail group outbid all three competitors for space in the shopping centre.
  • Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month.
  • Christmas will not be enough to save the retail industry.
  • Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density.
  • It's the latest American retail giant to cross the Atlantic.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Selling

  • auction
  • bake sale
  • bundle
  • chain of production
  • divest
  • export
  • package
  • pile it high and sell it cheap idiom
  • price yourself out of the market idiom
  • privatize
  • purvey
  • realizable
  • realization
  • serve
  • shift
  • telesales
  • tout
  • undercharge
  • unsold
  • upsell

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retailverb [ T ]

uk/ˈriː.teɪl/us/ˈriː.teɪl/

to sell goods to the public in shops, on the internet, etc.:

The company makes and retails moderately priced sportswear.
retail at/for sth

to be sold at a particular price:

This laptop retails at £850.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Selling

  • auction
  • bake sale
  • bundle
  • chain of production
  • divest
  • export
  • package
  • pile it high and sell it cheap idiom
  • price yourself out of the market idiom
  • privatize
  • purvey
  • realizable
  • realization
  • serve
  • shift
  • telesales
  • tout
  • undercharge
  • unsold
  • upsell

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retail
adverb ukus

It's much cheaper to buy wholesale than retail.

retailnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈriːteɪl/usCOMMERCE

the activity of selling goods to the public in stores, on the internet, etc., rather than selling to stores, other businesses, etc.:

She has worked in retail her entire adult life.
Organic food is one of the largest growth areas in food in the UK in retail.
Food retail is extremely competitive.
a retail chain/outlet/store

a store or group of stores that sells goods to the public:

They operate the largest toy retail chain in the country.
the retail market/sector/trade

the business activity of selling goods through stores to the public, or the companies involved in this:

The company is now the UK's eighth-largest motor insurer in the retail market.
a retail buyer/consumer/customer

a person who buys goods, rather than a store or other business:

Both companies are trying to attract retail customers.

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wholesale adjective

retailadjective

uk/ˈriːteɪl/usCOMMERCE

connected with the activity of selling goods to the public, rather than selling to stores, etc.:

retail demand/operations/profits
The company needs to focus on its core retail business.
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wholesale adjective

retailverb

uk/ˈriːteɪl/usCOMMERCE

[ T ] to sell goods to the public in stores, on the internet, etc.:

They have a proven record in retailing clothes and shoes.
retail at/for sth

[ I ] to be sold at a particular price:

The parts cost $3 to $5 per watch, while the finished products retailed for $150 to $200.

retailadverb

uk/ˈriːteɪl/usCOMMERCE

if something is sold retail, it is sold to the public in stores, on the internet, etc., rather than to stores, other businesses, etc.:

buy/sell retail It's much cheaper to buy wholesale than retail.
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wholesale adverb
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