Used in a Sentence

retail

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for retail.

Editorial note

And trying to evaluate a piece of equipment for yourself in most commercial retail settings is nigh impossible.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech3

Quick take

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of retail gathered in one view.

verb

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

verb

To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

adjective

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for retail.

verb

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

verb

To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

adjective

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

adverb

Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

Example sentences

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And trying to evaluate a piece of equipment for yourself in most commercial retail settings is nigh impossible.

2

Incidentally the book costs less at retail, then even the lowest tier of it's Kickstarter campaign.

3

For pretty much every retail investor, this is a very prudent approach for a core holding.

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And still, 99% of retail investors should have a core in Vanguard Retirement or Lifestrategy funds.

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With economies of scale you should really expect prices to come down for retail.

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The price will be comparable to Marshall's or TJ Maxx or deeply discounted (like clearance priced) US retail, if you don't negotiate hard.

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I wish container ships had nuclear engines but it’s still much more efficient and convenient than retail.

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I might order another dozen of these shirts, because they were cheaper and much better than anything I've ever bought retail.

9

We have built a network of local entrepreneurs in Zambia and Malawi that manage 1000 retail locations providing services to over 400,000 consumers every month.

10

Solar lights and rechargeable flashlights cost about US$6 to US$10 at retail today, which is a significant amount of money to a lot of people.

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Inventory management is very poor in the retail stores around Dhaka.

12

Now smaller companies can fairly compete and even larger companies like AT&T's retail arm could utilise multiple pieces of infrastrastructure to improve their service area and signal.

Quote examples

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Amazon is selling an “X Factor” brand 3000mW generator along with accessories for US$17.56, so I suspect that the retail cost of a 100mW generator would be about US$1.

2

This is counterintuitive so we end up thinking SP is the correct perspective because it "feels right." Many real world examples have proven SP to be incorrect such as retail sales events, airlines, dating & romance, etc.

3

The author bears some responsibility for changing my mind from believing in her product (what you call helping, "someone realise their product") to simply just wanting the end result of what I paid for at a higher cost than retail.

4

One of my favorites is when they savaged Origin for not having the server component finished by the retail ship date of an Ultima Online expansion: "In these two short paragraphs, Origin has effectively ended what will someday be known as the golden age of games.

Proper noun examples

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Today, our end-to-end product is used to solve some of the toughest data management challenges at large Telco, Finance, Retail, and Cloud companies.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use retail in a sentence?

And trying to evaluate a piece of equipment for yourself in most commercial retail settings is nigh impossible.

What does retail mean?

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

What part of speech is retail?

retail is commonly used as verb, adjective, adverb.