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wholesales

/ˈhoʊlseɪlz/ /ˈhoʊlˌseɪlz/

Meanings
noun
The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

Examples :

"The bakery buys its flour in wholesales to save money. "
business economy commerce

Related Words

Illustration manufactures

manufactures noun

/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərz/ /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃʊərz/

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.

"The manufactures of this factory provide jobs for many people in the town. "

Illustration products

products noun

/ˈpɹɒd.əkts/ /ˈpɹɑd.əkts/

A commodity offered for sale.

"The supermarket sells a wide variety of food products. "

Illustration various

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

Having a broad range (of different elements).

"The reasons are various."

Illustration merchants

merchants noun

/ˈmɜːtʃənts/ /ˈmɝtʃənts/

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

"The merchants at the farmers market sold fresh fruits and vegetables. "

Illustration quantities

quantities noun

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration wholesale

wholesale noun

/ˈhoʊlseɪl/

The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

"The bakery's wholesale order was enough to supply several local grocery stores. "

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

Illustration bakery

bakery noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

"We bought a loaf of bread at the bakery this morning. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration retailers

retailers noun

/ˈriːteɪlərz/ /ˈriːteɪlɚz/

A retail sales company or salesman.

"Many retailers offer discounts during the holiday season. "

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "