wholesale
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wholesale
- /ˈhoʊlseɪl/
Rhymes with -oʊlseɪl
Where it comes from
From whole + sale.
noun wholesales
-
The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
Similar: bulk supply
Opposite: retail
adjective more wholesale · most wholesale
- Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
- Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket. The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.
adverb more wholesale · most wholesale
- 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.
verb wholesales · wholesaling · wholesaled
- To sell at wholesale.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sweeping, bulk, indiscriminate, wholesaler, retail, producer, retailer, distributor, institutional, total, resell, mass, systematic, radical, complete, basically
noun
Opposite: retail
Translations
Every language
noun sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants
| Español | venta al por mayor, mayoreo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도매 domae |
| 日本語 | 卸売 oroshiuri |
| 中文 | 批發 /批发 pīfā |
| हिन्दी | थोक thok |
| Português | atacado |
| Français | vente en gros |
| Deutsch | Großhandel |
| Italiano | ingrosso, all'ingrosso |
| Ελληνικά | χονδρική chondrikí |
| Română | en gros |
| Русский | опто́вая торго́вля optóvaja torgóvlja |
| Tiếng Việt | bán sỉ |
| العربية | إِجْمَالِيّ ʔijmāliyy, بِالْجُمْلَةِ bi-l-jumlati, بَيْع بِالْجُمْلَةِ bayʕ bi-l-jumlati |
adj of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity
| हिन्दी | थोक thok |
|---|---|
| Português | atacado |
| Français | en gros |
| Deutsch | Großhandels- |
| Italiano | all'ingrosso |
| Ελληνικά | χονδρικός chondrikós |
| Русский | опто́вый optóvyj |
Talk about this word "wholesale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wholesale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wholesale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wholesale "wholesale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wholesale.Cite this
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title = {wholesale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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