wholesaling

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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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

the activity of selling to buyers for resale or to further their own business operations.