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retailing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retail \Re*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retailed};p. pr & vb n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n., {Tailor}, and cf {Detail}.] 1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as to retail cloth or groceries. 2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope. 3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as to retail slander. ``To whom I will retail my conquest won.'' --Shak. He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes and wassails. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retailing n : the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
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