retailing
NounUS[ree-tey-ling]/ˈriˌteɪlɪŋ/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumersType of selling, merchandising
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“retailing” is listed under Retail.
Re·tail′ (rē-tāl′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Retailed;present participle & verbal noun Retailing.]
Origin: Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, noun, 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.
2. To sell at second hand. obsolete or rare Alexander Pope
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.” William Shakespeare
He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes and wassails.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54