Standard Lemma guide

retail

adj · adv · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɹiˌteɪl/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈɹ̠wiˌtheɪ̯ɫ]
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  • rhymes with -eɪl
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 T EY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business

Examples

  • She works in retail.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The sale of securities or other financial instruments to private investors, as opposed to large institutions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, uncountable

Examples

  • I never pay retail for clothes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adverb

Meaning 9

at a retail price

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I'll sell it to you retail only

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: wholesale

10

noun

Meaning 10

the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: wholesale

Broader terms: selling, merchandising, marketing

11

verb

Meaning 11

sell on the retail market

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: wholesale

Broader terms: sell

12

verb

Meaning 12

be sold at the retail level

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These gems retail at thousands of dollars each

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sell

History

Etymology

From the Old French verb retaillier.

Across languages

Translations

124 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ро́знічны (rózničny) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Belarusian: раздро́бны (razdróbny) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Bulgarian: на дребно (na drebno) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Finnish: vähittäismyynti- — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Greek: λιανικός (lianikós) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Hebrew: קִמְעוֹנָאִי (kim'ona'i) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Hebrew: קִמְעוֹנָאִית (kim'ona'it) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Hindi: फुटकर (phuṭkar) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Ido: endetala — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Indonesian: ecer — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Italian: al dettaglio — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Malay: runcit — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Polish: detaliczny — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Russian: ро́зничный (rózničnyj) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Spanish: al detalle — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Spanish: al por menor — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Spanish: minorista — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Spanish: de retail — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Telugu: చిల్లర (cillara) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Ukrainian: роздрібни́й (rozdribnýj) — relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers
  • Bulgarian: на дребно (na drebno) — in retail quantities
  • Finnish: vähittäin — in retail quantities
  • Georgian: ცალობით (calobit) — in retail quantities
  • Greek: λιανικά (lianiká) — in retail quantities
  • Ido: endetale — in retail quantities
  • Italian: al dettaglio — in retail quantities
  • Polish: detalicznie — in retail quantities
  • Russian: в ро́зницу (v róznicu) — in retail quantities
  • Spanish: al detall — in retail quantities
  • Spanish: al por menor — in retail quantities
  • Tagalog: tingian — in retail quantities
  • Belarusian: раздро́б (razdrób) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Bulgarian: търговия на дребно (tǎrgovija na drebno) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零售 (língshòu) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Czech: maloobchod — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Danish: detailhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Danish: detailsalg — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Dutch: detailhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Estonian: jaemüük — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Estonian: jaekaubandus — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Finnish: vähittäismyynti — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Finnish: vähittäiskauppa — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • French: vente au détail — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Galician: retallo — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Galician: miúdo — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Georgian: საცალო გაყიდვა (sacalo gaq̇idva) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Georgian: საცალო ვაჭრობა (sacalo vač̣roba) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • German: Einzelhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • German: Einzelhandelsabsatz — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • German: Kleinverkauf — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Greek: λιανική (lianikí) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Greek: λιανεμπόριο (lianempório) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Hebrew: קִמְעוֹנָאוּת (kim'ona'ut) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Hungarian: kiskereskedelem — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Ido: endetalo — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Indonesian: eceran — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Irish: miondíol — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Italian: vendita al dettaglio — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Japanese: 小売 (kōri) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Japanese: 小売り (kōri) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Korean: 소매 (somae) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Macedonian: малопродажба (maloprodažba) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Malay: runcit — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Māori: hoko whakamutunga — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Mongolian: жижиглэн (žižiglen) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: detaljhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: detaljhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Ojibwe: agaasaa-adaawaage — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Polish: handel detaliczny — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Polish: detal — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Portuguese: varejo — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Portuguese: retalho — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Romanian: vânzare cu amănuntul — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Romanian: vânzare cu bucata — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Russian: ро́зница (róznica) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Russian: ро́зничная прода́жа (rózničnaja prodáža) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Russian: ро́зничная торго́вля (rózničnaja torgóvlja) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Slovak: maloobchod — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Spanish: venta al por menor — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Spanish: venta al detalle — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Spanish: retail — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Spanish: minorismo — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Swedish: detaljhandel — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Tagalog: tingi — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Tagalog: pagtitingi — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Tagalog: tingian — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Ukrainian: ро́здріб (rózdrib) — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Vietnamese: bán lẻ — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Welsh: manwerth — sale of goods directly to the consumer
  • Bulgarian: цена на дребно (cena na drebno) — retail price
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零售價 /零售价 (língshòujià) — retail price
  • Dutch: adviesprijs — retail price
  • Estonian: tarbijahind — retail price
  • Estonian: jaehind — retail price
  • Finnish: vähittäismyyntihinta — retail price
  • Finnish: vähittäishinta — retail price
  • German: Originalpreis — retail price
  • German: regulärer Preis — retail price
  • German: Ladenpreis — retail price
  • German: Verkaufspreis — retail price
  • Hebrew: מְחִיר קִמְעוֹנָאִי (mehir kim'ona'i) — retail price
  • Hungarian: fogyasztói ár — retail price
  • Japanese: 小売価格 (kōri kakaku) — retail price
  • Polish: cena detaliczna — retail price
  • Russian: ро́зничная цена́ (rózničnaja cená) — retail price
  • Bulgarian: продавам на дребно (prodavam na drebno) — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Esperanto: debiti — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Finnish: harjoittaa vähittäiskauppaa — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Finnish: myydä vähittäin — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • French: vendre au détail — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Galician: miudar — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Georgian: ცალობით გაყიდვა (calobit gaq̇idva) — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Indonesian: mengecer — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Italian: vendere al dettaglio — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Polish: sprzedawać detalicznie — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Polish: sprzedać detalicznie — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Portuguese: vender a varejo — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Russian: продава́ть в ро́зницу (prodavátʹ v róznicu) — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Tagalog: magtingi — to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
  • Bulgarian: разпространявам (razprostranjavam) — to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
  • Finnish: levittää — to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
  • Finnish: kertoa — to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
  • Polish: rozsiewać — to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
  • Polish: rozsiać — to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
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