wholesale
noun
[ ˈhəʊlseɪl ]
• the business of selling of goods in large quantities and at low prices, typically to be sold on by retailers at a profit.
• "if you want to sell large expensive pieces then wholesale is probably not the way to go"
wholesale
adverb
• being sold to retailers in large quantities and at low prices.
• "bottles from this region sell wholesale at about £72 a case"
• as a whole and in an indiscriminate way.
• "the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents"
wholesale
adjective
• done on a large scale; extensive.
• "the wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers"
Similar:
extensive,
widespread,
large-scale,
wide-ranging,
far-reaching,
comprehensive,
all-inclusive,
total,
outright,
thorough,
sweeping,
blanket,
broad,
mass,
indiscriminate,
wholesale
verb
• sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices, to be sold on at a profit.
• "imported clothing, which he now wholesales to 20 retail stores"
Origin:
late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.
