I. ˈhōl-ˌsāl noun
Date: 15th century
: the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale (as by a retail merchant)
II. adjective
Date: 1642
1. : performed or existing on a large scale especially without discrimination
wholesale slaughter
2. : of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of commodities in quantity for resale
a wholesale grocer
III. adverb
Date: 1732
: in a wholesale manner
IV. verb
( whole·saled ; whole·sal·ing )
Date: 1800
transitive verb
: to sell (something) in quantity usually for resale
intransitive verb
: to sell in quantity usually for resale