I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the wholesale price (= the price that a business such as a shop pays to buy something )
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Wholesale coffee prices have fallen.
the wholesale trade (= businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public )
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In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.
wholesale destruction formal (= total )
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It was an act of war, the wholesale destruction of a city.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ray picks a number out of thin air -- generally below wholesale -- and the deal is done.
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Record grain prices have already forced cutbacks in chicken production, producing a 16 percent increase in broiler prices at wholesale .
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Shosteck said the lowest wholesale prices for cellular phones was $ 216 in 1993.
II. adjective
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■ NOUN
business
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Me, I am temporarily in the wholesale business .
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People in manufacturing or wholesale businesses frequently have revolving loan agreements with their banks.
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Should we keep the wholesale business ?
change
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True, rather than making wholesale changes , gradual changes should be made.
destruction
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While the threat of wholesale destruction failed to materialize, the cathedrals were turned over to a variety of secular uses.
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Single-handed he did his best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the big houses in Spital Square.
market
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San Salvador has five main retail markets with a total of 8,000 stalls and one wholesale market.
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One major distinction is between over-the-counter markets and auction markets, a second, between wholesale markets and retail markets.
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Covent Garden deals in it, as do many provincial wholesale markets .
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One basic distinction is between wholesale markets and retail markets.
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This is the largest of the wholesale markets , and its existence has revolutionized banking business.
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The outlet for these products are the local wholesale markets .
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The displays seem rather tame after the wholesale market and there is not a melon to be seen.
price
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A decree of Oct. 4 ordered a switch in 1991 from fixed to negotiated contract wholesale prices .
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He threatened to take over private power plants caught withholding electricity to drive up wholesale prices .
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In past, cuts in wholesale prices have been absorbed by big retailers.
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There may be speculation that wholesale prices will fall further, he said.
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Domestic wholesale prices were up 2.6% year-on-year in January.
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Producer prices rose 7. 2 percent and wholesale prices were up 10. 4 percent, both below economists' expectations.
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Its wholesale prices were unchanged, trimming the annual rise to 5.1%, down from 5.8% in January.
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Shortly before, the government reported an increase in wholesale prices that was in line with expectations.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The shopkeeper buys his fruit and vegetables at wholesale prices.
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What we need is a wholesale restructuring of the process.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As Figure 17.6 shows, wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies' total funding.
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Banks were able to bid aggressively for wholesale deposits and to take in funds in return for the issue of certificates of deposit.
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Nor does there seem to have been any wholesale burning of books and manuscripts.
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There may be speculation that wholesale prices will fall further, he said.