Wholesale — Defs

01 n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.

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Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
“Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale.” — I. Watts.

Phrases & compounds

By wholesale — in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination.

02 a. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesa…

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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.
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Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.