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6 Definitions of: wholesale
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- noun, 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
- noun, at wholesale a) in large quantities b) at wholesale prices
- adjective, of, relating to, or engaged in such business
- adjective, made, done, etc, on a large scale or without discrimination
- adverb, on a large scale or without discrimination
- verb, to sell (goods) at wholesale
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| Synonyms: | extensive, total, mass, sweeping, broad, comprehensive, blanket, outright, far-reaching, indiscriminate | |
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| Antonyms: | limited |
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