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Word: Retail
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French use of Old French retaille ‘a piece cut off’, from retaillier, from re- (expressing intensive force) + tailler ‘to cut’
ˈriːteɪl
the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale
Short Definition:sale of goods to public for use or consumption rather than for resale
Examples:- the retail trade
Word: Retail
Speech Type: Adverb
ˈriːteɪl
being sold by retail or at a retail price
Short Definition:being sold by retail
Examples:- it is not yet available retail
Word: Retail
Speech Type: Verb
ˈriːteɪl
sell (goods) to the public by retail
Short Definition:sell goods to public by retail
Examples:- the difficulties in retailing the new products
relate or repeat (a story) in detail
Short Definition:relate story
Examples:- his inimitable way of retailing a diverting anecdote
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