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wholesale

[ hohl-seyl ]

noun

  1. the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale ( retail ).


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in sale by wholesale.
  2. extensive; broadly indiscriminate:

    wholesale discharge of workers.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

adverb

  1. in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms:

    I can get it for you wholesale.

  2. in large quantities; on a large scale, especially without discrimination:

    Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale.

verb (used with or without object)

wholesaled, wholesaling.
  1. to sell by wholesale.

wholesale

/ ˈəʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. the business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers Compare retail
  2. at wholesale
    1. in large quantities
    2. at wholesale prices
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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in such business
  2. made, done, etc, on a large scale or without discrimination
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adverb

  1. on a large scale or without discrimination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to sell (goods) at wholesale
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wholesale

  1. The sale of merchandise to retailers rather than directly to the public.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɳDZˌ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ɳDZse noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wholesale1

1375–1425; late Middle English, from the phrase by hole sale in gross; whole, sale
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“The U.S. Department of Education is unapologetically abandoning its mission to ensure equal access to education with its latest threat to wholesale terminate congressionally mandated federal education funding,” Bonta said in a statement.

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The fall in the wholesale cost of energy, paid by suppliers, is behind the latest predictions.

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If the wholesale price is below this fixed price, the renewable generator gets paid a top up by a government-owned company.

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It means Leicester must shift big earners to make wholesale changes to a squad which has, in the main, brought them down twice.

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ever the reason, it feels almost a case where Slot is getting across the line using this squad this season, and there are going to be wholesale changes in the summer.

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