Hypertext Webster Gateway: "retailing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Retail \Re*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retailed};p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re
+ tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n., {Tailor}, and cf.
{Detail}.]
1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound,
gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to
retail cloth or groceries.

2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope.

3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell
again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;
as, to retail slander. ``To whom I will retail my conquest
won.'' --Shak.

He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes
and wassails. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

retailing
n : the activities involved in selling commodities directly to
consumers


Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup

Enter word here:
Exact Approx


dict.stokkie.net
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents; see the Webster Gateway FAQ, and also the Back-end/database links and credits.