单词 | wholesale |
释义 | wholesale —wholesaler, n. /hohl"sayl'/, n., adj., adv., v., wholesaled, wholesaling. n. 1. the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail). adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or engaged in sale by wholesale. 3. extensive; broadly indiscriminate: wholesale discharge of workers. adv. 4. in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms: I can get it for you wholesale. 5. in large quantities; on a large scale, esp. without discrimination: Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale. v.t. , v.i. 6. to sell by wholesale. [1375-1425; late ME, from the phrase by hole sale in gross; see WHOLE, SALE] Syn. 3. far-reaching, comprehensive, thorough, inclusive; undiscriminating, promiscuous. |
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