I .
/ ˈriːteɪl; NAmE / noun , adverb , verb
—see also retail (II) verb
■ noun
[ U ] the selling of goods to the public, usually through shops / stores :
The recommended retail price is £9.99.
department stores and other retail outlets
the retail trade
—compare wholesale
► re·tail adverb :
to buy / sell retail (= in a shop / store)
■ verb
1.
[ vn ] to sell goods to the public, usually through shops / stores :
The firm manufactures and retails its own range of sportswear.
2.
[ v ] ~ at / for sth ( business ) to be sold at a particular price :
The book retails at £14.95.
➡ note at cost
II .
/ rɪˈteɪl; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] retail sth (to sb) ( formal ) to tell people about sth, especially about a person's behaviour or private life
SYN recount :
She retailed the neighbours' activities with relish.
—see also retail (I)
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WORD ORIGIN
I . late Middle English : from an Anglo-Norman French use of Old French retaille a piece cut off, from retaillier , from re- (expressing intensive force) + tailler to cut.