retail

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English

Etymology

From the Old French verb retaillier.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiˌteɪl/, [ˈɹ̠ʷiˌtʰeɪ̯ɫ]
• Rhymes: -eɪl
• Hyphenation: re‧tail

Noun

retail (uncountable)

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.

Antonyms

• wholesale

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• wholesale
• click and collect

Adjective

retail (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Translations

Adverb

retail

1. Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

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Verb

retail (third-person singular simple present retails, present participle retailing, simple past and past participle retailed)

1. To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
2. (archaic) To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
3. To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Translations

Anagrams

• Altier, airtel, aliter, iteral, lirate, retial, tailer

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ritel

Etymology

Borrowed from English retail, from Old French retaillier. Doublet of ritel.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /reˈtail/ [reˈt̪a.ɪl]
• Rhymes: -ail
• Syllabification: re‧tail

Noun

rétail (plural retail-retail)

1. retail, 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.

Synonyms

• ècèran
• ketengan
• runcit: Indonesian, Standard Malay

Further reading

• “retail” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriteil/ [ˈri.t̪ei̯l]
• Rhymes: -iteil
• Syllabification: re‧tail

Noun

retail m (uncountable)

1. retail

Further reading

• retail | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE