(not-comparable) Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.
When the New York Post branded Ron DeSantis “DeFuture” in 2022[…], it had not reckoned on the Florida governor being astonishingly awkward with the basics of retail politics: smiling, shaking hands, interacting with other people. 2024 January 19, Jonathan Freedland, “There is still a way to stop Donald Trump – but time is running out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
But even with her level of celebrity, it would be very hard to win a race without engaging voters in a very retail way. 2010 September 17, “Sarah Palin's visit to Iowa keeps fans guessing”, in Des Moines Register:
The future for Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., also looks very retail. Plans call for $156 million to expand the main terminal, 1999 December 12, Naedine Joy Hazell, “TRAVEL INSIDER; Airport Malls Redefine 'Shopping on the Fly'”, in Los Angeles Times:
"This is a very retail approach for us," Czerw said. "But when you buy one out of every six home loans in the US, you are going to have a constant flow ..." 1997 December 28, “Freddie Mac establishes existing-home sales division”, in Deseret News:
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uk роздрібни́й (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · es de retail (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · he קִמְעוֹנָאִי (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · te చిల్లర (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · el λιανικός (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · he קִמְעוֹנָאִית (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · ms runcit (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · be ро́знічны (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · es al por menor (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · it al dettaglio (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · io endetala (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · fi vähittäismyynti- (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · hi फुटकर (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · id ecer (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · pl detaliczny (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · es minorista (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · es al detalle (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · bg на дребно (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · ru ро́зничный (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers) · be раздро́бны (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers)
Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.
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io endetale (in retail quantities) · es al por menor (in retail quantities) · fi vähittäin (in retail quantities) · el λιανικά (in retail quantities) · bg на дребно (in retail quantities) · pl detalicznie (in retail quantities) · it al dettaglio (in retail quantities) · ka ცალობით (in retail quantities) · tl tingian (in retail quantities) · ru в ро́зницу (in retail quantities) · es al detall (in retail quantities)
(uncountable) 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.
She works in retail.
(uncountable) The sale of securities or other financial instruments to private investors, as opposed to large institutions.
Mr. Musk reserved a double-digit percentage of the I.P.O. shares for “retail,” or ordinary, investors — as opposed to big institutions. 2026 June 13, Jeff Sommer, “Mega I.P.O. Frenzy Could Be a Harbinger of a Stock Bubble”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
(colloquial, uncountable) 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.
hu kiskereskedelem (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · et tarbijahind (retail price) · de Verkaufspreis (retail price) · sv detaljhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · da detailsalg (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ko 소매 (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ru ро́зничная прода́жа (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · pt retalho (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · gl retallo (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · et jaekaubandus (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · bg търговия на дребно (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · es venta al detalle (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · mk малопродажба (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · it vendita al dettaglio (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ja 小売 (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · vi bán lẻ (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · cmn 零售 (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ka საცალო გაყიდვა (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de regulärer Preis (retail price) · fi vähittäismyynti (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · pl detal (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ru ро́зница (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · mn жижиглэн (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · pt varejo (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · mi hoko whakamutunga (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · gl miúdo (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · pl handel detaliczny (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ru ро́зничная торго́вля (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · hu fogyasztói ár (retail price) · he קִמְעוֹנָאוּת (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ro vânzare cu bucata (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de Kleinverkauf (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de Einzelhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · io endetalo (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · he מְחִיר קִמְעוֹנָאִי (retail price) · nl detailhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · fi vähittäishinta (retail price) · nn detaljhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · da detailhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · be раздро́б (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · pl cena detaliczna (retail price) · fr vente au détail (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · cy manwerth (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · fi vähittäismyyntihinta (retail price) · sk maloobchod (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · et jaehind (retail price) · oj agaasaa-adaawaage (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · cs maloobchod (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · et jaemüük (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · es retail (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ja 小売り (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ro vânzare cu amănuntul (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · el λιανεμπόριο (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · nb detaljhandel (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · bg цена на дребно (retail price) · es minorismo (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · tl tingian (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · nl adviesprijs (retail price) · ja 小売価格 (retail price) · id eceran (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · cmn 零售價 /零售价 (retail price) · ka საცალო ვაჭრობა (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · uk ро́здріб (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · es venta al por menor (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de Einzelhandelsabsatz (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · fi vähittäiskauppa (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ru ро́зничная цена́ (retail price) · ga miondíol (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · ms runcit (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · el λιανική (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de Ladenpreis (retail price) · tl pagtitingi (sale of goods directly to the consumer) · de Originalpreis (retail price) · tl tingi (sale of goods directly to the consumer)
To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
a half part of this purveying is carried on within the city and is called retailing. 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 223d:
(archaic) To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.
To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
The fantasies of blood libel that Bosnian Serbs retailed about Bosnian Muslims were the fantasies that Rhinelanders had centuries earlier retailed about the Jews they had murdered. 1998 February 1, Alan Ryan, “Hot Spots (review of The Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience by Michael Ignatieff)”, in The New York Times:
He became quite pale as he retailed these stories to Constance. 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 762:
He retailed to them the curious interchange of phrases he had overheard on the journey from Aleppo. 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 12, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 157:
id mengecer (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · eo debiti (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · bg продавам на дребно (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · fi kertoa (to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.) · fi myydä vähittäin (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · ka ცალობით გაყიდვა (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · pl rozsiewać (to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.) · gl miudar (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · pt vender a varejo (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · tl magtingi (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · bg разпространявам (to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.) · fi levittää (to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.) · fi harjoittaa vähittäiskauppaa (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · ru продава́ть в ро́зницу (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · pl rozsiać (to repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.) · pl sprzedać detalicznie (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · it vendere al dettaglio (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · pl sprzedawać detalicznie (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers) · fr vendre au détail (to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers)