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Adjective: wholesale  'hówl,seyl
  1. Ignoring distinctions
    "wholesale destruction";
    - sweeping
Noun: wholesale  'hówl,seyl
  1. The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
Adverb: wholesale  'hówl,seyl
  1. At a wholesale price
    "I can sell it to you wholesale"
     
  2. On a large scale without careful discrimination
    "I buy food wholesale";
    - in large quantities
Verb: wholesale  'hówl,seyl
  1. Sell in large quantities

Derived forms: wholesaling, wholesaled, wholesales

See also: indiscriminate

Type of: flog [Brit], marketing, merchandising, sell, selling

Antonym: retail

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