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retail
What does retail mean?
retail (noun): the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce retail?
/ˈɹiˌteɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does retail come from?
From the Old French verb retaillier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of retail?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “retail” mean?
an organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship
Not quite: that's what league means.
the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
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an action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change
Not quite: that's what influence means.
a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse
Not quite: that's what husband means.
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