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Synonyms
re·tail (rḗtāĺ)

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French, piece cut off, from retaillier, to cut up, re-, re-, + tailler, to cut; see tailor.]

noun 

The sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers.

adjective 

Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities at retail.

adverb 

  1. In retail quantities.
  2. At a retail price.

verb: -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails. 

transitive verb 

  1. To sell in small quantities directly to consumers.
  2. To tell or repeat (gossip or stories, for example) to others.

intransitive verb 

To sell at retail.

derivatives

rétaiĺer
noun