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wholesale

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ · UK /ˈhəʊlseɪl/

wholesale means: In large amounts, usually at a lower price, especially when selling to businesses.

adverb

IN BULKB2

In large amounts, usually at a lower price, especially when selling to businesses.

  • We buy our paper wholesale.
  • The farm sells vegetables wholesale to restaurants.
  • Buying wholesale can reduce your costs.

Similar words: in bulk

Opposites: retail

Common phrases: buy wholesale, sell wholesale, purchase wholesale

noun

SALES TO BUSINESSESB2

The business of selling goods, usually in large amounts, to shops or other businesses.

  • She works in wholesale.
  • Their business combines wholesale and retail.
  • The company sells fruit at wholesale to local shops.

Opposites: retail

Common phrases: wholesale trade, wholesale business, at wholesale

adjective

WIDESPREAD AND TOTALC1

Affecting nearly everything or everyone, often without making careful choices.

  • The war caused wholesale destruction.
  • They proposed wholesale changes to the system.
  • Her wholesale rejection of every suggestion surprised us.

Similar words: widespread, extensive, indiscriminate, total

Common phrases: wholesale destruction, wholesale changes, wholesale rejection

Questions about wholesale

What does wholesale mean?

In large amounts, usually at a lower price, especially when selling to businesses.

What is wholesale in other languages?

Türkçe: toptan · Español: al por mayor · Français: en gros · Deutsch: en gros · Italiano: all’ingrosso · 日本語: まとめて

How do you pronounce wholesale?

In American English /ˈhoʊlseɪl/; in British English /ˈhəʊlseɪl/.

How do you use wholesale in a sentence?

We buy our paper wholesale. The farm sells vegetables wholesale to restaurants.

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