Retail (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be sold at the retail level; "These gems retail at thousands of dollars each".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The designer's handbags can retail for up to five figures.
- This limited edition smartphone model will retail at twice the price of its standard counterpart.
- High-end gaming laptops retail for thousands of dollars and are popular among serious gamers.
- Even the base model of the new electric car will retail at over $40,000.
- These rare collectible toys retail for tens of thousands of dollars due to their extreme rarity.
Related Words
Meaning 2
Sell on the retail market.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- They distribute their products to department stores that retail them at a markup to consumers.
- While some companies choose to retail their products directly to consumers, others prefer to work through intermediaries.
- Wholesale companies do not retail their products to individual consumers.
- Online platforms allow artists to retail their work directly to buyers without needing a physical gallery.
- Several brands retail their own products, but they don't create everything they sell in-house.