Definitions for wholesale
ˈhoʊlˌseɪlwhole·sale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wholesaleadjective

   the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers

2. sweeping, wholesaleverb

   ignoring distinctions

   "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"

3. wholesaleadverb

   sell in large quantities

4. wholesaleadverb

   at a wholesale price

   "I can sell it to you wholesale"

5. wholesale, in large quantitiesadverb

   on a large scale without careful discrimination

   "I buy food wholesale"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wholesalenoun

   The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants

2. wholesaleverb

   To sell at wholesale.

3. wholesaleadverb

   in bulk or large quantity

4. wholesaleadverb

   indiscriminately

5. wholesaleadjective

   of, or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale

6. wholesaleadjective

   extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing or blanket

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wholesalenoun

   Sale in the lump, not in separate small parcels.

   Etymology: whole and sale.

   These are wholesale chapmen to Satan, that do not truck and barter one crime for another, but take the whole herd. Government of the Tongue.

   This cost me at the wholesale merchant’s a hundred drachma’s; I make two hundred by selling it in retail. Addison.

   Some from vanity, or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. Isaac Watts.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wholesale

   Wholesale refers to the sale of goods or merchandise in large quantities for resale by retailers. These transactions typically take place between businesses, such as manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, rather than directly to consumers. The main goal of wholesale is to sell a large amount of items at a lower price.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wholesalenoun

   sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail

2. Wholesaleadjective

   pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price

3. Wholesaleadjective

   extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wholesale

   Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. In general, it is the sale of goods to anyone other than a standard consumer. In the United Kingdom, the Cash and Carry is a term used describe a wholesale warehouse, particularly those that are open to the general public on payment of a subscription. According to the United Nations Statistics Division, "wholesale" is the resale of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots. While wholesalers of most products usually operate from independent premises, wholesale marketing for foodstuffs can take place at specific wholesale markets where all traders are congregated. Traditionally, wholesalers were closer to the markets they supplied than the source from which they got the products.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wholesale

   To buy and sell goods and products at specific quantities.

   Wholesale buying and selling is at various quantities.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

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How to pronounce wholesale?

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How to say wholesale in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wholesale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wholesale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of wholesale in a Sentence

1. Nomura Holdings:

   While fixed income was impacted by challenging markets, wholesale revenue was underpinned by continued growth in equities and momentum in our international investment banking business.

2. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook:

   And so the question for us after we get on the other side will be, was the resilience there or not and do we need to make some changes, my perspective sitting here today is that if there are changes, you're talking about adjusting some knobs, not some sort of wholesale fundamental change.

3. Philip Lausberg:

   As energy suppliers buy their gas and electricity in advance to fix some of their costs, wholesale price decreases are not immediately passed through to consumers, if the wholesale price remains low, consumers could profit from cheaper energy bills in a few months.

4. State John Kerry:

   Clearly, the social media has placed a whole new burden and a whole new set of questions, but not impossible ones to resolve, and I think we need to look at this very, very carefully -- which is what we're doing -- before we jump to any wholesale prohibition without understanding what the implications may be.

5. Duncan Hunter:

   The changes offered up by the White House prove that neither the right questions were asked nor were any lessons learned, wholesale changes are needed, but what's being put forward is nothing more than window dressing, I fear.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wholesale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wholesale
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wholesale
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholesale
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wholesale
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wholesale