RETAIL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

retail

verb

ˈrē-ˌtāl

Definition of retail

as in to sell

to offer for sale to the public the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

buy
purchase

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of retail Those for personal use will retail for less, but still cost anywhere from $60,000 up to $400,000 for a two-seat aircraft with some endurance and range. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 The New Balance 990v5 was released in February 2019 and retailed for $175. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Last month, Apple announced new models of its most important product, the iPhone, including a foldable model called the Duo that retails for nearly $2,000. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for retail

Recent Examples of Synonyms for retail

Verb

Her husband started selling his collection of vintage rock band T-shirts online to help make ends meet.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Multiple shellstock tags from prior days were not labeled with the last date the shellfish was sold.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026