retailing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retailing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for retailing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retailing n the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retail \Re*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retailed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n., {Tailor}, and cf. {Detail}.] 1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries. 2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope. 3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander. [bd]To whom I will retail my conquest won.[b8] --Shak. He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares At wakes and wassails. --Shak.