wholesale
adverb
- sale of goods or merchandise to retailers
adjective
- relating to bulk sale
- large-scale, indiscriminate
- sale of goods or merchandise to retailers
verb
- sell in large quantities or in bulk
noun
- sale of goods to retailers in bulk quantities
- sell at wholesale, sell in large bulk or quantity
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊlseɪl/
adj
Etymology: From whole + sale.
- Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
- Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
“The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.”
“But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.”
adv
Etymology: From whole + sale.
- In bulk or large quantity.
- Indiscriminately.
“It still feels unnerving to some, even those caught in the crossfire, to see injuries invented wholesale and lies accepted by the highest court in the land.”
noun
Etymology: From whole + sale.
- The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
verb
Etymology: From whole + sale.
- To sell at wholesale.