wholesale

[US]/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
[UK]/ˈhoʊlseɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the selling of goods in large quantities to be resold by others
adj. & adv. relating to the selling of goods in large quantities
vt. to sell in large quantities

Phrases & Collocations

wholesale price

wholesale market

wholesale supplier

wholesale business

wholesale trade

wholesale goods

wholesale banking

wholesale cost

wholesale distributor

Example Sentences

a wholesale massacre of jobs

the wholesale food business.

a wholesale produce market; wholesale goods; wholesale prices.

Their business is wholesale only.

the wholesale destruction of Iraqi communications.

They wholesale the T-shirts at $5 each.

She’s in the wholesale fruit trade.

They own a wholesale business in clothes.

Shopkeepers buy wholesale and sell retail.

What the system needs is wholesale reform.

sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.

A wholesale rush from the burning stores.

Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.

the wholesale and retail distribution of a huge variety of goods

He buys wholesale and sells retail.

Real-world Examples

So I presume you sell both lines of products wholesale in each respective country.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

There was no longer a profit in selling it wholesale.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

Growth was focused in tertiary industries such as wholesale, retail, accommodation, and catering.

Source: CRI Online February 2018 Collection

And there are mounting calls for wholesale changes in policing.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Six blocks with dozens of wholesale flower vendors.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2022 Collection

Prices at the wholesale level were up last month.

Source: NPR News September 2013 Compilation

The Europeans are more reliant on flighty wholesale funding.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He buys seed from hatcheries to sell for wholesale distribution.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

The growth in U.S. wholesale prices slowed again in December.

Source: PBS English News

Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

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