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wholesale

adjective, adverb (SELLING)
 
 
/ˈhəʊl.seɪl/ US  /ˈhoʊl-/

Definition

of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shops to customers: wholesale prices a wholesale supplier/business We only sell wholesale, not to the public. → Compare retail nounSelling
(Definition of wholesale adjectiveadverb (SELLING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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