wholesale

English

Etymology

From whole +‎ sale.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wholesale (countable and uncountable, plural wholesales)

(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
Synonym: bulk supply

Antonyms

retail

Derived terms

wholesaler

Translations

sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants

Arabic: إجمالي ،بالجملة، بيع بالجملة
Catalan: a l'engròs (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 批發 (zh) (pīfā), 批发 (zh) (pīfā)
Czech: velkoobchod m
Danish: engroshandel c, en groshandel c, engrosvirksomhed c, en grosvirksomhed c
Dutch: groothandel (nl) m
Estonian: hulgimüük
Finnish: tukkukauppa (fi)
French: vente en gros f
German: Großhandel (de) m
Greek: χονδρική (el) (chondrikí)
Icelandic: heildsala (is) f, heildverslun f

Irish: mórdhíol m
Norwegian: engroshandel m
Persian: عمده‌فروشی‎ ('omde-foruši)
Polish: hurt (pl) m
Portuguese: atacado (pt) m
Russian: оптовая торговля f (optóvaja torgóvl'a)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: велепродаја f

Roman: veleprodaja (sh) f
Spanish: venta al por mayor f, mayoreo (es) m
Swedish: partihandel c, grossistverksamhet c, grosshandel (sv) c
Tagalog: pakyaw, pamamakyaw
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Adjective

wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
(figuratively) Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.

Translations

of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity

Catalan: a l'engròs (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: velkoobchodní
Danish: engros (da), en gros (da)
Finnish: tukku- (fi)
French: en gros (fr)
Georgian: საბითუმო (sabitumo)
German: Großhandels- (de)

Greek: χονδρικός (el) (chondrikós)
Hungarian: nagybani (hu)
Italian: all'ingrosso (it)
Latin: magnārius
Norwegian: en gros pl
Polish: hurtowy (pl) m
Portuguese: atacado (pt)
Russian: опто́вый (ru) (optóvyj)

Adverb

wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)

In bulk or large quantity.
(figuratively) Indiscriminately.

Translations

in bulk or large quantity

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: engros (da), en gros (da)
Finnish: tukuttain
French: en gros (fr)

Georgian: ბითუმად (bitumad)
Greek: χονδρικά (el) (chondriká)
Latin: acervatim
Norwegian: en gros pl
Polish: hurtowo
Russian: о́птом (ru) (óptom)

Verb

wholesale (third-person singular simple present wholesales, present participle wholesaling, simple past and past participle wholesaled)

To sell at wholesale.

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