n. 零售业

[ noun ]
the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
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Retail \Re*tail"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]l"), 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. ``To whom I will retail my conquest
won.'' --Shak.

He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares
At wakes and wassails. --Shak.