(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Retail is the activity of selling goods direct to the public, usually in small quantities. Compare wholesale . (BUSINESS)
...~ stores...
Retail sales grew just 3.8 percent last year.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N n
2.
If something is sold ~, it is sold in ordinary shops direct to the public. (BUSINESS)
ADV: ADV after v
3.
If an item in a shop ~s at or for a particular price, it is on sale at that price. (BUSINESS)
It originally ~ed at ?23.50.
= sell
VERB: V at/for n
see also ~ing