Wholesale Definition & Meaning
wholesale
- adverb
- at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale"
- on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale"
- adjective
- ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
- noun
- the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
- verb
- sell in large quantities
"Wholesale" in song lyrics
See how wholesale is used in real songs:
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"I'm going wholesale"
B-Legit f/ C-Bo, Lil' Bruce — Gotta Buy Your Dope From Us -
"And I'm servin' Crips to the R.I.P. like it's wholesale"
Bloods & Crips — Bangin' on Wax -
"We sellin' bullet wounds, havin' a wholesale"
Celph Titled f/ Fabolous, Hot Karl, Redman — Blao!
Words that rhyme with wholesale
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- What does wholesale mean?
- at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale" on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale" ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers sell in large quantities
- What part of speech is wholesale?
- Wholesale is an adverb, an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does wholesale have?
- Wholesale has 5 definitions across 4 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun, verb).