Real Dictionary

wholesale
Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public. Compare retail.

wholesale in Accounting
adjective: A wholesale business is a business that sells in large quantities to another business that will resell the items or use them for manufacturing.

wholesale in American English
of, connected with, or engaged in such selling
the selling of goods in relatively large quantities and usually at lower prices than at retail, esp. such selling to retailers for resale to consumers
to sell by wholesale
adjective: of, pertaining to, or engaged in sale by wholesale
adverb: in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms
noun: the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail)

wholesale in Retail 1
noun: Wholesale is the business of buying goods in large quantities from manufacturers or producers and selling smaller quantities to retailers, who will then sell smaller quantities to their customers.

wholesale in Retail 2
adverb: Goods bought and sold wholesale are bought and sold in large quantities, usually at a cheaper price than retail goods.

wholesale in Retail 3
adjective: A wholesale business is a business that sells in large quantities to another business that will resell the items or use them for manufacturing.

wholesale in Retail 4
verb: Companies and individuals that wholesale products operate wholesale businesses that buy the products from manufacturers and producers and sell them on to retailers.