[re.tail] vb [ME, fr. MF retaillier to cut back, divide into pieces, fr. OF, fr. re- + taillier to cut--more at tailor] vt (15c) 1: to sell in small quantities directly to the ultimate consumer
2: tell, retell ~ vi: to sell at retail -- re.tail.er n
[2]re.tail n (15c): the sale of commodities or goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers; also: the industry of such selling -- at retail 1: at a retailer's price
2: [4]retail [3]re.tail adj (1601): of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities at retail "~ trade" [4]re.tail adv (1784): in small quantities: from a retailer