wholesale
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
Types & categories
- marketing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
sell in large quantities
Types & categories
- sell hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
ignoring distinctions
sweeping generalizations
Related & opposite
- indiscriminate similar to
Sense 4 adverb
at a wholesale price
I can sell it to you wholesale
Related & opposite
- retail antonym
Sense 5 adverb
on a large scale without careful discrimination
I buy food wholesale
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | retail |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wholesale |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | marketing |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | retail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wholesale |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | middleman |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | commerce |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sell |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | indiscriminate |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | retail |