wholesale

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/ˈhoʊlseɪl/

adj 2adv 2noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

accepted, all, complex, corresponding

The wholesale adoption of remote work has transformed how companies operate today.

VERB + WHOLESALE

avoid, bombing, buying, buys, deteriorated, don't, increase, invented

The company decided to avoid wholesale changes to their successful business model.

WHOLESALE + NOUN

alteration, civilians, connections, destruction, omission, retail, slaughter

The bombing campaign resulted in wholesale destruction of entire neighborhoods across the city.

PREP.

in, into, with

The company moved into wholesale distribution after years of selling retail products directly.

ADV.

basically, solely

The company basically abandoned its retail stores and shifted wholesale to online sales.

Definitions

noun

The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

adj

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.

The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.

But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.

adv

In bulk or large quantity.

Indiscriminately.

It still feels unnerving to some, even those caught in the crossfire, to see injuries invented wholesale and lies accepted by the highest court in the land.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — ignoring distinctions

sweeping

Antonyms

retail

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.

Wiktionary

But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.

Wiktionary

By wholesale omission of connections and by the use of a microscopic scale of photographic reproduction which makes some of the most important tables difficult to read, the size has been cut down from

Wiktionary

It still feels unnerving to some, even those caught in the crossfire, to see injuries invented wholesale and lies accepted by the highest court in the land.

Wiktionary

Wholesale prices had been basically flat.

Tatoeba · #25482

The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.

Tatoeba · #66508

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, wholesale is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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