[ˈhəʊlseɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the business of selling of goods in large quantities and at low prices, typically to be sold on by retailers at a profit
(e.g: if you want to sell large expensive pieces then wholesale is probably not the way to go)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’

[ˈhəʊlseɪl], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- being sold to retailers in large quantities and at low prices
(e.g: bottles from this region sell wholesale at about £72 a case)

- as a whole and in an indiscriminate way
(e.g: the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’

[ˈhəʊlseɪl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- done on a large scale; extensive
(e.g: the wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’

[ˈhəʊlseɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices, to be sold on at a profit
(e.g: imported clothing, which he now wholesales to 20 retail stores)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’