Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
wholesale en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From whole + sale.
Meanings
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Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
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(figuratively) Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
By wholesale omission of connections and by the use of a microscopic scale of photographic reproduction which makes some of the most important tables difficult to read, the size has been cut down from last winter's 580 to 520 pages only.
1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: London Midland Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 593:With financial losses emerging in 1957, the BTC abandoned the diesel pilot scheme in favour of wholesale orders for untried designs.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.
1946 July and August, “Mileposts and their Peculiarities”, in Railway Magazine, page 217:The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.
Forms
Translations (27)
da en gros (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · ca a l'engròs (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · hu nagybani (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · nl grootschalig (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · fr en gros (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · cs velkoobchodní (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · el χονδρικός (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · pt atacado (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · uk опто́вий (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · be гуртавы́ (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · cy cyfanwerthol (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · la magnārius (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · uk огу́льний (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · uk гуртови́й (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · ka საბითუმო (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · da engros (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · ru опто́вый (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · be агу́льны (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · be апто́вы (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · hi थोक (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · it all'ingrosso (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · bg на е́дро (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · fi tukku- (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · de Großhandels- (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · kw kowlwerth (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · pl hurtowy (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) · nb en gros (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity)
wholesale en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
From whole + sale.
Meanings
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In bulk or large quantity.
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(figuratively) Indiscriminately.
It still feels unnerving to some, even those caught in the crossfire, to see injuries invented wholesale and lies accepted by the highest court in the land.
2023 June 30, Melissa Gira Grant, “The Supreme Court Doesn’t Care That the Gay Wedding Website Case Is Based on Fiction”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025:
Forms
Translations (15)
fr en gros (in bulk or large quantity) · nb en gros (in bulk or large quantity) · el χονδρικά (in bulk or large quantity) · es al por mayor (in bulk or large quantity) · ru о́птом (in bulk or large quantity) · da engros (in bulk or large quantity) · la acervatim (in bulk or large quantity) · hu nagyban (in bulk or large quantity) · fi tukuttain (in bulk or large quantity) · pl hurtowo (in bulk or large quantity) · es por junto (in bulk or large quantity) · da en gros (in bulk or large quantity) · cy ar gyfanwerth (in bulk or large quantity) · hi थोक (in bulk or large quantity) · ka ბითუმად (in bulk or large quantity)
wholesale en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From whole + sale.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
Forms
Antonyms
retail
Deriveds
wholesaler
Synonyms
bulk supply
Translations (50)
is heildverslun (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · mi hokorau (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · id borong (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · et hulgimüük (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sv partihandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · nb engroshandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · bg търгови́я на е́дро (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ru опто́вая торго́вля (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ga mórdhíol (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ro en gros (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sh велепро̀даја (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ca a l'engròs (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · it all'ingrosso (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ar بِالْجُمْلَةِ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ar إِجْمَالِيّ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · as পাইকাৰী (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · hi थोक (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · fr vente en gros (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · pt atacado (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ja 卸売 (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ar بَيْع بِالْجُمْلَةِ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · de Großhandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · th การค้าส่ง (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · ko 도매 (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · cy cyfanwerth (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · el χονδρική (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · es mayoreo (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · it ingrosso (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sk veľkoobchod (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · da engrosvirksomhed (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · da engroshandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · is heildsala (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · hu nagykereskedelem (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · pl hurt (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · tl pamamakyaw (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · da en groshandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · fi tukkukauppa (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · fa عمدهفروشی (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · es venta al por mayor (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · tr toptancılık (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · vi bán sỉ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · cs velkoobchod (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sv grossistverksamhet (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · cmn 批發 /批发 (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sh velepròdaja (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · nl groothandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · tl pakyaw (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · sv grosshandel (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · th การขายส่ง (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) · da en grosvirksomhed (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants)
wholesale en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From whole + sale.
Meanings
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To sell at wholesale.
Forms
Translations (5)
th ขายส่ง (sell in bulk) · th ค้าส่ง (sell in bulk) · pl sprzedawać hurtowo (sell in bulk) · kw kowlwertha (sell in bulk) · pl sprzedać hurtowo (sell in bulk)