adj / noun · neutral

wholesale

UK/ˈhəʊlseɪl/US/ˈhoʊlseɪl/WHOLE·sale

Band 6-7task2task1

the sale of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others; sold in large quantities

Examples

They buy clothing wholesale and sell it in their own boutiques.

Wholesale prices fell after the surplus harvest was announced.

The company supplies wholesale to independent retailers across the region.

Band 8 sentence

Fluctuations in wholesale commodity prices can ripple through supply chains and affect consumer prices months later.

Collocations

  • wholesale price
  • sold wholesale

Word family

wholesaler nounretail noun/verb

Common mistakes

wholesale price = retail pricewholesale price

buy wholesale to customersbuy wholesale from suppliers

Say it for a higher band

5bulk6supplier7+wholesale

Synonyms

bulk

Easily confused

retail

Small businesses often buy stock wholesale to get lower prices.

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