wholesale
/ˈhoʊlseɪl/
nounadjectiveadverbverb
The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
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Noun 1 meaning
The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
Adjective 2 meanings
Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
“The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.”
Adverb 2 meanings
In bulk or large quantity.
Indiscriminately.
Verb 1 meaning
To sell at wholesale.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From whole + sale.
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WHOLESALE at a glance
WHOLESALE has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (W 4 + H 4 + O 1 + L 1 + E 1 + S 1 + A 1 + L 1 + E 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,403 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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