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- [hohl-sey-ling]
- /ˈhoʊlˌseɪ lɪŋ/
- /ˈhəʊlseɪlɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohl-sey-ling]
- /ˈhoʊlˌseɪ lɪŋ/
Definitions of wholesaling word
- noun wholesaling the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail). 1
- adjective wholesaling of, relating to, or engaged in sale by wholesale. 1
- adjective wholesaling extensive; broadly indiscriminate: wholesale discharge of workers. 1
- adverb wholesaling in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms: I can get it for you wholesale. 1
- adverb wholesaling in large quantities; on a large scale, especially without discrimination: Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale. 1
- noun wholesaling Present participle of wholesale. 1
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Origin of wholesaling
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; wholesale + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Wholesaling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wholesaling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wholesaling
adjective wholesaling
- marketing — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- economic — of or relating to the science of economics.
- financial — pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations.
- monetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
noun wholesaling
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- economics — (used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- traffic — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- dealing — selling or doing business in a particular commodity
verb wholesaling
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- display — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- vend — to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
Antonyms for wholesaling
adjective wholesaling
- noncommercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- not-for-profit — nonprofit.
noun wholesaling
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
verb wholesaling
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
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