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wholesale

8 definitions • 17 examples
1
of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shops to customers:

Examples:

wholesale prices
a wholesale supplier/business
We only sell wholesale, not to the public.
2
(especially of something bad or too extreme) complete or affecting a lot of things, people, places, etc.:

Examples:

wholesale changes
wholesale destruction
3
the price at which goods are sold to shops by the people who produce them, rather than the price which the customer usually pays in the shop:

Examples:

I bought my coat direct from the factory at wholesale.
4
the activity of selling goods, usually in large amounts, to businesses which then sell them to the public
5
involving everyone or everything; complete:

Examples:

What the system needs is wholesale reform.
6
the activity of selling goods to stores, other businesses, etc. rather than to the public:

Examples:

He raised prices slightly for wholesale and retail.
7
relating to the activity of selling goods or services to stores, other businesses, etc. rather than to the public:

Examples:

Producer prices are a gauge of costs at the wholesale level.
a wholesale price/rate The wholesale market price of gasoline is starting to rise.
wholesale sales/trade During August, total wholesale sales dropped 0.9%.
a wholesale business/company He set up a wholesale business and internet site.
He takes his produce daily to the wholesale market in Bradford.
8
if something is sold wholesale, it is sold to stores, other businesses, etc. rather than to the public:

Examples:

Breeders who sell puppies wholesale to a broker or pet store must obtain a USDA license.
All of her furniture was bought wholesale.

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