Retail
Retail (rē"tāl) , noun
[French retaille piece cut off, shred, paring, or Old French retail, from retailler. See Retail, v.]
The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; -- opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand.
Retail , adjective
Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.
Retail (re*tāl") , transitive verb
[Compare French retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, n., Tailor, and compare 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. [Obsolete or Rare] — 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.
He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares
At wakes and wassails.