retailed; retailing; retails
: to sell at retail
retailer
noun
: the sale of commodities or goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers
also
: the industry of such selling
: of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities at retail
retail trade
Examples of retail in a Sentence
Verb
We retail clothing at the best possible prices.
jewelry that retails from $100
Noun
She has a job in retail.
Adjective
Is that price retail or wholesale?
Adverb
You usually have to pay more if you buy something retail than if you buy it wholesale.
The product sells retail for about $100.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The collection launches Thursday on both the Palm Tree Crew and Head websites and will retail for $100 to $290.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The unit has a removable power cord and retails for $1,999.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Pia Singh, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The product was distributed to Aldi retail stores in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, according to the FDA recall.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Verb
Both Rolling Stones action figures will retail for $37.99 and are available directly through NECA and online retailers.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The collection launches Thursday on both the Palm Tree Crew and Head websites and will retail for $100 to $290.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
Noun
Other downtown towers now underway in the Rainey Street area will have apartments, hotel, retail, office space, or a mix of those uses.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The unit has a removable power cord and retails for $1,999.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Adjective
Here’s what analysts at some of Wall Street’s biggest firms are looking for in Amazon’s results this time: Bank of America: Buy rating, price target to $265 from $248 The bank expects expecting a second-quarter beat, driven by growth in Amazon’s retail business.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The product was distributed to Aldi retail stores in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, according to the FDA recall.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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“Retail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retail. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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retail
1 of 4 verb
re·tail
ˈrē-ˌtāl 
: to sell in small amounts to people for their own use
retailer
noun
retail
2 of 4 noun
: the sale of products or goods in small quantities to people for their own use
retail
3 of 4 adjective
: of, relating to, or engaged in selling by retail
retail stores
retail
4 of 4 adverb
: in small quantities : from a retailer
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