wholesale

(hōl'sāl')
n.
The sale of goods in large quantities, as for resale by a retailer.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods in large quantities for resale: a wholesale produce market; wholesale goods; wholesale prices.
2. Made or accomplished extensively and indiscriminately; blanket: wholesale destruction.

adv.

1. In large bulk or quantity.
2. Extensively; indiscriminately.

v., -saled, -sal·ing, -sales.

v.tr.
To sell in large quantities for resale.

v.intr.

1. To engage in wholesale selling.
2. To be sold wholesale.

wholesaler whole'sal'er n.

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adj

Definition: all-inclusive
Antonyms: part, partial, retail

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

IN BRIEF: Selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer.

When you work for someone else, you sell your time at wholesale to your employer, who then re-sells it at retail to the customer. — J. Paul Getty (1892-1976).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - en gros
adv. - en gros, masse-, i stor stil
adj. - en gros, masse-, i stor stil
v. tr. - sælge en gros
v. intr. - sælge en gros

Nederlands (Dutch)
groothandel, op grote schaal, in het groot verkopen

Français (French)
n. - vente en gros, en gros
adv. - (Comm) en gros, (fig) en bloc
adj. - (Comm) de gros, total, massif, en bloc, total (un engagement), sur tous les fronts (une attaque)
v. tr. - vendre en gros
v. intr. - se mettre à vendre en gros, être vendu en gros

Deutsch (German)
n. - Großhandel
adj. - Großhandels-, Massen-, pauschal
adv. - en gros, zum Großhandelspreis
v. - en gros verkaufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χονδρική πώληση, χονδρεμπόριο
adj. - χονδρικός, γενικός, μαζικός, ολοκληρωτικός
adv. - χοντρικά, χονδρικώς
v. - πουλώ (αγαθά) χονδρικώς

Italiano (Italian)
all'igrosso, all'ingrosso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - venda por atacado (f)
adj. - por atacado
adv. - por atacado
v. - vender por atacado

Русский (Russian)
оптовая торговля, оптовый, массовый, производимый без разбору, оптом, по оптовой цене, в массовом масштабе, вести оптовую торговлю

Español (Spanish)
n. - venta al por mayor
adv. - en masa, por mayor
adj. - al por mayor, general, en masa, en serie, mayorista
v. tr. - vender al por mayor
v. intr. - venderse al por mayor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grosshandel
adj. - partihandels-, mass-
adv. - partihandels-, mass-
v. - sälja i parti

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
批发, 趸售, 大规模, 草率地, 照批发, 批发的, 全部的, 大规模的, 经营批发业

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 批發, 躉售
adv. - 大規模, 草率地, 照批發
adj. - 批發的, 全部的, 大規模的
v. tr. - 批發
v. intr. - 經營批發業, 批發

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도매
adv. - 도매로, 대규모로, 대강
adj. - 도매의, 대규모의, 무차별의
v. tr. - 도매하다, 대량으로 팔다
v. intr. - 도매하다, 대량으로 팔다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 卸し売り
adj. - 卸し売りの, 大規模な, 大規模の
adv. - 卸し売りで, 大規模に
v. - 卸売りする

idioms:

• wholesale price    卸値

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تجارة الجمله (صفه) جملي (ظرف) بالجمله (فعل) يبيع أو يباع بالجمله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכירה בסיטונות‬
adv. - ‮בסיטונות, בכמויות גדולות‬
adj. - ‮סיטוני, בכמויות גדולות‬
v. tr. - ‮מכר בסיטונות‬
v. intr. - ‮מכר בסיטונות‬

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