Real Dictionary

retail
Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale.

retail in Accounting
adjective: If you talk about a retail business, price, or sale, you mean a business that sells goods directly to the public or a price or sale when you are selling goods directly to the public.

retail in American English
the sale of goods or articles individually or in small quantities directly to the consumer
adjective: pertaining to, connected with, or engaged in sale at retail
adverb: in a retail quantity or at a retail price
intransitive verb: to be sold at retail
noun: the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale)
transitive verb: to sell at retail; sell directly to the consumer

retail in British English
noun: the sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers

retail in Retail 1
noun: Retail is the sale of goods individually or in small quantities direct to consumers.

retail in Retail 2
adjective: If you talk about a retail business, price, or sale, you mean a business that sells goods directly to the public or a price or sale when you are selling goods directly to the public.

retail in Retail 3
adverb: When goods are sold retail, they are sold in small quantities direct to consumers, usually from premises such as a store, shop or boutique.

retail in Retail 4
verb: A company or individual retails goods when they sell goods one at a time or in small quantities direct to consumers.