wholesaling

  • 1wholesaling — UK US /ˈhəʊlseɪlɪŋ/ noun [U] COMMERCE ► the activity of selling goods to stores, other businesses, etc. rather than to the public: »40% of the business is in wholesaling. »a wholesaling business/group/operation …

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  • 2Wholesaling — The sale and distribution of goods to users other than end consumers. Wholesaling involves selling merchandise to retailers, wholesalers and merchants, or to industrial, commercial and institutional users. A wholesaler can act as a middleman,… …

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  • 3wholesaling — /hohl say ling/, n. the business of selling to retailers, esp. in large quantities (distinguished from retailing). [1790 1800; WHOLESALE + ING1] * * * Selling of merchandise to anyone other than a retail customer. The term may include sales to a… …

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  • 4wholesaling — [[t]ho͟ʊlseɪlɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Wholesaling is the activity of buying or selling goods in large amounts, especially in order to sell them in shops or supermarkets. Compare retailing …

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  • 5wholesaling — Synonyms and related words: agency, barter, bartering, brokerage, buying and selling, consumer preference study, consumer research, consumer survey, dealing, direct mail selling, doing business, exchange, give and take, hard sell, hawking, high… …

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  • 6wholesaling — n. sale of goods to retailers in mass quantities v. buy or sell in large quantities at a reduced price adj. pertaining to or engaged in the sale of goods to retailers in mass quantities; being on a large scale adv. on a large scale; in large… …

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  • 7wholesaling — /hohl say ling/, n. the business of selling to retailers, esp. in large quantities (distinguished from retailing). [1790 1800; WHOLESALE + ING1] …

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  • 8Wholesale — Wholesaling is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. [ [http://www.wto.org/english/thewto e/acc… …

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  • 9marketing — /mahr ki ting/, n. 1. the act of buying or selling in a market. 2. the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling. [1555 65;… …

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