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Retail Retailed Direct Sold Story Mr Noun Activity

word retail
definition
noun
Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale .
...retail stores.
Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
adverb
If something is sold retail, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public.
verb
If an item in a shop retails at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price.
It originally retailed at £23.50.
If someone retails a story or event, they tell it to someone else, often in detail and in an exciting way.
Mr Hastings gleefully retailed the story to Mr Anderson over lunch.
inflections retailsretailingretailed
cefr-level B2

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