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Webster 1913 Edition
Retail
Re′tail
(rē′tāl)
, Noun.
The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; – opposed to
wholesale
; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand. Re′tail
,Adj.
Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
Re-tail′
(rē̍-tāl′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Retailed
;p. pr. & vb. n.
Retailing
.] 1.
To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer;
as, to
. retail
cloth or groceries2.
To sell at second hand.
[Obs. or R.]
Pope.
3.
To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;
“To whom I will retail my conquest won.” as, to
. retail
slanderShak.
He is wit’s peddler, and
At wakes and wassails.
retails
his waresAt wakes and wassails.
Shakespeare