wholesale meaning and definition

WHOLESALE noun

Definition of wholesale (noun)

1. the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
   • antonym: retail

WHOLESALE verb

Definition of wholesale (verb)

1. sell in large quantities
   • antonym: retail

WHOLESALE adjective

Definition of wholesale (adjective)

1. ignoring distinctions
   • "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
   • synonyms: sweeping

WHOLESALE adverb

Definition of wholesale (adverb)

1. at a wholesale price
   • "I can sell it to you wholesale"
   • antonym: retail
2. on a large scale without careful discrimination
   • "I buy food wholesale"
   • synonyms: in large quantities