Difference between sale and retail
Definitions
noun
- the state of being purchasable; offered or exhibited for selling
- an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
- a particular instance of selling
- the general activity of selling
- an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
Examples
Secondly, he makes the team too much money, raking in ticket and merchandise sales like crazy.
The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me.
The total sales of the company didn't amount to more than a few million dollars.
Definitions
noun
- the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
verb
- sell on the retail market
- be sold at the retail level
adverb
- at a retail price
Examples
Some retailers, including Sears, have already held some "door-buster" early-morning sales, which makes Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving that's looked upon as a kick-off to the holiday shopping season -- a little "grayer," he said.
There have been a lot of name changes in retailing lately, he noted.
She recommends that retailers merchandise the fixture in four vertical segments according to absorbency and stack the brands horizontally.
