Retail vs Peddle - What's the difference?
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The sale of goods directly to the consumer; encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them, which are involved in the business of selling and point-of-sale marketing retail goods to the public.
(colloquial) Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.
Of, or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.
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Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.
To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.
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To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.
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To sell things, especially door to door.
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(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.
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As verbs the difference between retail and peddle
is that retail is to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers while peddle is to sell things, especially door to door.As a noun retail
is the sale of goods directly to the consumer; encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them, which are involved in the business of selling and point-of-sale marketing retail goods to the public.As an adjective retail
is of, or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.As an adverb retail
is direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.retail
English
(wikipedia retail)Noun
(-)- She works in retail .
- I never pay retail for clothes.
Derived terms
* retailerAdjective
(-)Adverb
(head)- ''We've shut shown our reseller unit. We're only selling retail now.
Verb
(en verb)- a half part of this purveying is carried on within the city and is called retailing .
- He became quite pale as he retailed these stories to Constance.
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Anagrams
*peddle
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Verb
(peddl)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}
- Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.
- Roberts was a drug dealer, nicknamed 'King Krud', who peddled death and misery.
