Question 1 · Quick check
wholesale
CEFRB2
/ˈhoʊlseɪl/
adjective · noun · adverb
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Relating to selling goods in large amounts to businesses.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailExtensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.
Examples
A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.
The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 3
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningOf or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
noun
Extra meaningThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
adverb
Extra meaningIn bulk or large quantity.
More examples
In contextWholesale prices had been basically flat.
The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.
But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.
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Origin
adjective
From whole + sale.