wholesale

adv. on a large scale; in large quantities; at a wholesale price

adj. pertaining to or engaged in the sale of goods to retailers in mass quantities; being on a large scale; extensive

n. sale of goods to retailers in mass quantities

v. buy or sell in large quantities at a reduced price

Wholesaling is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. According to the United Nations Statistics Division, Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise, to such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots.
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(n.)
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
  

(a.)
Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.
  

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was the original name of the Producer Price Index (PPI) program from its inception in 1902 until 1978, when it was renamed (PPI). At the same time, emphasis was shifted from one index encompassing the whole economy, to three main indexes covering the stages of production in the economy. By changing emphasis, BLS eliminated the double counting phenomenon inherent in aggregate commodity-based indexes.

Noun
1. the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
(antonym) retail
(hypernym) selling, merchandising, marketing
Verb
1. sell in large quantities
(antonym) retail
(hypernym) sell
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Adjective
1. selling or related to selling goods in large quantities for resale to the consumer; "wholesale prices"; "a wholesale produce market"
(antonym) retail
2. ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
(synonym) sweeping
(similar) indiscriminate
Adverb
1. at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale"
(antonym) retail
2. on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale"
(synonym) in large quantities