wholesale

wholesale
['həulseɪl] 1. сущ.; = wholesaling
оптовая торговля

by / амер. at wholesale — оптом; в больших количествах

2. прил.
1) оптовый

wholesale and retail trade — оптово-розничная торговля

wholesale business — оптовая торговля; оптовое предприятие

wholesale circulation — оптовый товарооборот

wholesale dealer / merchant — оптовый торговец, оптовик

wholesale depot — оптовая база

wholesale fair — оптовая ярмарка

wholesale house, wholesale firm — оптовая фирма

wholesale store — оптовый склад

wholesale transaction — оптовая сделка

2) массовый, осуществляемый в массовом порядке

wholesale discharge of workers — массовое увольнение рабочих

wholesale slaughter — бойня, резня, массовое убийство

3) полный, абсолютный

They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation. — Они делают лишь то, что необходимо для спасения растительности от полного уничтожения.

Syn:
3. нареч.
1) оптом, по оптовым ценам

to buy wholesale — покупать оптом, осуществлять оптовые закупки

to sell the goods wholesale — продавать товары оптом

2) в огромных количествах, в массовом масштабе

These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses. — Нынешние молодые ребята повально умирают от передозировки героина.

3) полностью, всеми силами, целиком

He has resisted public pressure wholesale. — Он всеми силами противостоял давлению общества.

Syn:
4. гл.
а) продавать оптом
б) вести оптовую торговлю

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  • Wholesale — Whole sale , a. 1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price. [1913 Webster] 2. Extensive and indiscriminate; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wholesale — Whole sale , n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail. [1913 Webster] {By wholesale}, in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination. [1913 Webster] Some, from vanity or envy, despise… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wholesale — ► NOUN ▪ the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others. ► ADVERB 1) being sold in such a way. 2) on a large scale. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ done on a large scale; extensive. ► VERB ▪ sell (goods) wholes …   English terms dictionary

  • wholesale — n. The selling of goods, usually in large quantities, to retailers who will in turn sell them to consumers. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

  • wholesale — early 15c., in large quantities, from WHOLE (Cf. whole) + SALE (Cf. sale); the general sense of extensive is attested from 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

  • wholesale — *indiscriminate, sweeping …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wholesale — [adj] all inclusive broad, bulk, complete, comprehensive, extensive, far reaching, general, in bulk, indiscriminate, in quantity, in the mass, large scale, mass, overall, quantitative, sweeping, total, wide ranging, widespread; concepts 771,772… …   New thesaurus

  • wholesale — selling in large quantities to businesses which will then resell to consumers in smaller quantities. Glossary of Business Terms * * * ▪ I. wholesale whole‧sale 1 [ˈhəʊlseɪl ǁ ˈhoʊl ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the business of selling large… …   Financial and business terms

  • wholesale — [[t]ho͟ʊlseɪl[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N n Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public. Compare retail. Warehouse clubs allow… …   English dictionary

  • wholesale — whole|sale1 [ houl,seıl ] adjective 1. ) relating to the business of selling large quantities of goods, especially to people who are going to sell them in a store: a wholesale food market Wholesale prices fell last month. ─ compare RETAIL1 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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