Wholesale

9 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The sale of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others, typically at lower unit prices. Can also be used as an adjective meaning on a large scale or as an adverb.

“The shop buys products wholesale and sells them at retail prices.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈhoʊlseɪl/

Syllables

whole·sale

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Synonyms

bulk masslarge-scaleextensive

Antonyms

retail

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Compound word 'whole' + 'sale'; contains 'wh' cluster

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15 points with valuable 'w' and 'h'; business vocabulary

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