retailer


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re·tail

 (rē′tāl′)
n.
The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.
adj.
Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities at retail.
adv.
1. In retail quantities.
2. At a retail price.
v. re·tailed, re·tail·ing, re·tails
v.tr.
1. To sell in small quantities directly to consumers.
2. (also rĭ-tāl′) To tell or repeat (gossip or stories, for example) to others.
v.intr.
To sell at retail.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French, piece cut off, from retaillier, to cut up : re-, re- + tailler, to cut; see tailor.]

re′tail′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.retailer - a merchant who sells goods at retailretailer - a merchant who sells goods at retail
chandler - a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
distributer, distributor - someone who markets merchandise
licensee - someone to whom a license is granted
merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade
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Translations
بَائِعٌ باِلتَّـجْزِئَةتاجِر المُفَرَّق
maloobchodník
detailhandler
vähittäiskauppias
trgovac na malo
kiskereskedõ
smásali, smákaupmaîur
小売業者
소매업자
maloobchodník
detaljhandlare
ผู้ขายปลีก
người bán lẻ

retailer

[ˈriːteɪləʳ] Ncomerciante mf al por menor, detallista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

retailer

[ˈriːteɪlər] ndétaillant(e) m/fretail group ngroupe m de vente au détail
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

retailer

nEinzelhändler(in) m(f), → Kleinhändler(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

retailer

[ˈriːˌteɪləʳ] ndettagliante m/f, commerciante m/f al minuto or al dettaglio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

retail

(ˈriːteil) verb
to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).
adjective
relating to the sale of goods in this way. a retail price.
ˈretailer noun
a person who sells goods retail; a shopkeeper.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

retailer

بَائِعٌ باِلتَّـجْزِئَة maloobchodník detailhandler Einzelhändler έμπορος λιανικής πώλησης minorista vähittäiskauppias distributeur trgovac na malo dettagliante 小売業者 소매업자 detailhandelaar detaljist kupiec detaliczny retalhista, varejista розничный торговец detaljhandlare ผู้ขายปลีก perakendeci người bán lẻ 零售商
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