Retail1. (n.) The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand.
2. (a.) Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
3. (n.) To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries.
4. (n.) To sell at second hand.
5. (n.) To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander.
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