retail
♦ re|tail /r'iːteɪl/ (retails retailing retailed)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. (BUSINESS)
...retail stores...
Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
2 [ADV] ADV after v
If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public. (BUSINESS)
3 [VERB] V at/for n
If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price. (BUSINESS)
It originally retailed at £23.50.
see also retailing
= sellre|tail park (retail parks)
[N-COUNT]
A retail park is a large specially built area, usually at the edge of a town or city, where there are a lot of large shops and sometimes other facilities such as cinemas and restaurants.re|tail price in|dex
[N-PROPER] the N
The retail price index is a list of the prices of typical goods which shows how much the cost of living changes from one month to the next. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use cost-of-living index)
The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale. (BUSINESS)
...retail stores...
Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
2 [ADV] ADV after v
If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public. (BUSINESS)
3 [VERB] V at/for n
If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price. (BUSINESS)
It originally retailed at £23.50.
see also retailing
= sellre|tail park (retail parks)
[N-COUNT]
A retail park is a large specially built area, usually at the edge of a town or city, where there are a lot of large shops and sometimes other facilities such as cinemas and restaurants.re|tail price in|dex
[N-PROPER] the N
The retail price index is a list of the prices of typical goods which shows how much the cost of living changes from one month to the next. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use cost-of-living index)
The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.