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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•tail /ˈriteɪl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the sale of goods to individual consumers.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to working in sales at retail.
adv. - in a retail quantity or at a retail price:These sell at $50 retail.
v. - to (cause to) be sold directly to the consumer: [~ + object]to retail hardware goods.[no object]These shoes normally retail at $50 a pair.
re•tail•er, n. [countable]See -tail-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•tail (rē′tāl for 1–4, 6; ri tāl′ for 5),USA pronunciation n. - the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
adj. - pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail:the retail price.
adv. - in a retail quantity or at a retail price.
v.t. - to sell at retail;
sell directly to the consumer. - to relate or repeat in detail to others:to retail scandal.
v.i. - to be sold at retail:It retails at 50 cents.
- Old French retailler
- Anglo-French: a cutting, derivative of retailler to cut, equivalent. to re- re- + tailler to cut (see tail2); (verb, verbal) Middle English retailen
- (noun, nominal) late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retail /ˈriːteɪl/ n - the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers
Compare wholesale
adj - of, relating to, or engaged in such selling: retail prices
adv - in small amounts or at a retail price
vb - to sell or be sold in small quantities to consumers
- /rɪˈteɪl/(transitive) to relate (gossip, scandal, etc) in detail, esp persistently
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French retaillier to cut off, from re- + taillier to cut; see tailorˈretailer n |