- retail⇄adj. 1. in small lots or quantities.
Ex. The wholesale price of this coat is $20; the retail price is $30.
2. selling in small quantities.
Ex. a retail merchant, the retail trade. - retail⇄adv. at a retail price.
Ex. to sell retail. - retail⇄noun the sale of goods in small quantities at a time, directly to the consumer.
Ex. Our grocer buys at wholesale and sells at retail. - retail⇄retail, noun, adjective, adverb, verb.
- retail⇄v.i. to be sold in small quantities or at retail.
Ex. This radio retails for $14.95. - retail⇄v.t. 1. to sell in small quantities.
Ex. to retail dresses.
2. to tell over again; repeat the particulars of to others.
Ex. She retails everything she hears about her acquaintances.