Definition of retail
- v. - The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; --
opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second
hand.
- a. - Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a
retail trade; a retail grocer.
- n. - 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.
- n. - To sell at second hand.
- n. - 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.