retail

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈriˌteɪl/ or [ˈr̠ʷiˌtʰeɪ̯ɫ]
  • (file)

Noun[change]

Singular
retail

Plural
retails

A shop selling lobsters retail.
  1. Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.
    She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.

Verb[change]

Plain form
retail

Third-person singular
retails

Past tense
retailed

Past participle
retailed

Present participle
retailing

  1. To retail is to sell in small amounts.
    By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.

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