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retailer

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re·tail  (rtl)
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 (r-tl) 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.]

retailer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retailerretailer - 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
Translations
retailer [ˈriːteɪləʳ] Ncomerciante mf al por menor, detallista mf

retailer [ˈriːteɪlər] ndétaillant(e) m/f
retail group ngroupe m de vente au détail

retailer
nEinzelhändler(in) m(f), → Kleinhändler(in) m(f)

retailer [ˈriːˌteɪləʳ] ndettagliante m/f, commerciante m/f al minuto or al dettaglio
retailer [ˈriːˌteɪləʳ] ndettagliante m/f, commerciante m/f al minuto or al dettaglio

retailer بائع تجزئة 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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Mrs Miller had a long discourse with Mr Allworthy, at his return from dinner, in which she acquainted him with Jones's having unfortunately lost all which he was pleased to bestow on him at their separation; and with the distresses to which that loss had subjected him; of all which she had received a full account from the faithful retailer Partridge.
Their wholesale price was six shillings, but the retailer would get twelve or more.
It was eleven o'clock before the family were all in bed, and two o'clock next morning was the latest hour for starting with the beehives if they were to be delivered to the retailers in Casterbridge before the Saturday market began, the way thither lying by bad roads over a distance of between twenty and thirty miles, and the horse and waggon being of the slowest.
 
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