retail

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/ˈɹiˌteɪl/

verb 3noun 2adj 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, new, online, over, pretty, small, suggested, wholesale

The new retail stores opened downtown last month and they're already quite busy.

VERB + RETAIL

ban, can't, cannot, hates, looks, model, pay, reports

The fashion industry looks to retail as the primary way to reach customers.

RETAIL + NOUN

clothes, eggs, jobs, merchant, outlet, rose, sales, therapy

The retail outlet on Main Street closed down after the new shopping mall opened.

PREP.

The company has invested heavily in retail stores across the country over the past five years.

ADV.

also, only, only, temporarily

The designer bags are sold retail only through the official store downtown.

Definitions

noun

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.

She works in retail.

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.

I never pay retail for clothes.

adj

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

"This is a very retail approach for us," Czerw said. "But when you buy one out of every six home loans in the US, you are going to have a constant flow ..."

The future for Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., also looks very retail. Plans call for $156 million to expand the main terminal,

adv

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

We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

wholesale

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

She works in retail.

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I never pay retail for clothes.

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"This is a very retail approach for us," Czerw said. "But when you buy one out of every six home loans in the US, you are going to have a constant flow ..."

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The future for Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., also looks very retail. Plans call for $156 million to expand the main terminal,

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But even with her level of celebrity, it would be very hard to win a race without engaging voters in a very retail way.

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We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, retail is marked as archaic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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