retail

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From the Old French verb retaillier.

uncountable 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.
uncountable The sale of securities or other financial instruments to private investors, as opposed to large institutions. Mr. Musk reserved a double-digit percentage of the I.P.O. shares for “retail,” or ordinary, investors — as opposed to big institutions.
colloquial, uncountable 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.

not comparable 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 ..."

Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices. We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers. a half part of this purveying is carried on within the city and is called retailing.
archaic To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others. He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo.