Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

    Großhandels-

    опто́выйoptóvyj

    опто́вийoptóvyj, гуртови́йhurtovýj, огу́льнийohúlʹnyj

  2. (figuratively)Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.

    The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.

More definitions
  • ignoring distinctions

Examples

13 sentences
  1. That's the problem with buying wholesale.

  2. There's been an increase in wholesale prices.

  3. There's been a corresponding increase in wholesale prices.

  4. A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.

    ruРозничные торговцы покупают товар оптом, а продают в розницу. — Selena777

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  5. Tom is a member of a wholesale club.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity:

Origin

From whole + sale.

From whole + sale.

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Forms

more wholesale, most wholesale
Comparativemore wholesale Lesson
Superlativemost wholesale Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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