Definition of WHOLESALE

wholesale

Meanings

Plural: wholesales

Noun

  • the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
  • The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

Verb

  • sell in large quantities
  • To sell at wholesale.

Adjective Satellite

  • ignoring distinctions
    • "wholesale destruction"

Adverb

  • at a wholesale price
    • "I can sell it to you wholesale"
  • on a large scale without careful discrimination
    • "I buy food wholesale"

Adj

  • Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
  • Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.

Adv

  • In bulk or large quantity.
  • Indiscriminately.

Origin / Etymology

From whole + sale.

Synonyms

bulk supply, in large quantities, sweeping

Antonyms

retail

Scrabble Score: 15

wholesale is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wholesale is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wholesale is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

wholesale is a valid Words With Friends word