retail

Noun · Verb · Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

Verb (2)

  1. be sold at the retail level“These gems retail at thousands of dollars each”
  2. sell on the retail market

Adverb (1)

  1. at a retail price“I'll sell it to you retail only”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Retail \Re"tail\ (r[=e]"t[=a]l), n. [F. retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or OF. retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.] The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand. [1913 Webster]
Retail \Re"tail\, a. Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer. [1913 Webster]
Retail \Re*tail"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retailed;p. pr. & vb. n. Retailing.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, n., Tailor, and cf. Detail.]

1.To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries. [1913 Webster]

2.To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope. [1913 Webster]

3.To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander. "To whom I will retail my conquest won." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes and wassails.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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