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wholesale

adjective noun adverb verb

Ignoring distinctions

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhoʊlseɪl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Ignoring distinctions

    “Sweeping generalizations”

noun

  1. The selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers

adverb

  1. At a wholesale price

    “I can sell it to you wholesale”

adverb

  1. On a large scale without careful discrimination

    “I buy food wholesale”

verb

  1. Sell in large quantities

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Example Sentences

Sweeping generalizations
Wholesale destruction
I can sell it to you wholesale
I buy food wholesale

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