wholesale
Definition
- n. the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
- v. sell in large quantities
- adv. at a wholesale price
- adv. on a large scale without careful discrimination
Word forms
- Present participle
- wholesaling
- Past tense
- wholesaled
- Third person singular
- wholesales
- Past participle
- wholesaled
Example sentences
n.
The store buys its products at wholesale to save money.
a.
They made a wholesale change to the company's structure.
adv.
The products were sold wholesale, which made them cheaper for customers.
vi.
He decided to wholesale after noticing the demand for his goods.
vt.
The company wholesales electronic gadgets to retailers.