retails

verb

present tense third-person singular of retail
as in sells
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

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Recent Examples of retails This model retails for a cool $294,400. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 The company’s debut 12-pack of organic Brazilian yerba mate, an herbal tea with caffeine, retails for $39. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 In photos obtained by Page Six, Hadid wore a pink Wiederhoeft dress covered in beads, which retails for $14,500. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Photos shared by the organization showed Swift in a yellow Simkhai Lydia Jacquard mini dress that retails for $495, paired with matching yellow heels at the welcome reception. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 June 2026 The Demon Jinu doll, which is available for pre-order on Mattel Creations, retails for $80 and is scheduled to ship on or before June 4, 2027. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The new Cloudboom Strike 2, which retails for $250, and the LightSpray Cloudboom Strike 2, which will set you back $310, will launch on July 30. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
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sells
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  • SparkHouse’s cafe and bar is open to the public and sells tea, coffee (try the honey matcha latte), wine, beer cocktails and small bites.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Tractor Supply sells a wide variety of items, including grills, lawn mowers, ammunition, clothing, tools, gardening products, ATVs, horse saddles, kayaks and live chicks.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
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