wholesale
This term carries a strong association with volume and efficiency, shifting from a commercial context of bulk pricing to a broader sense of indiscriminate action. When used as an adjective, it signals a B2B relationship where the primary goal is redistribution rather than end-user consumption.
Used as a general business category or industry sector, such as when discussing the growth of wholesale in the region.
Meanings
Examples
The store offers wholesale prices to members of the club.
The company decided to discard the old files wholesale.
They wholesale organic produce to local grocery stores.
He has spent twenty years working in the wholesale of textiles.
Phrasal Verbs
wholesale out
to sell goods in bulk to a third party
The manufacturer decided to wholesale out the remaining stock to regional distributors.