LEARNit Dictionary
wholesale
adverb
/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
UK
/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
US
1
in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit
عمده, به صورت عمده
compare
retail
2
in very large numbers
به مقدار زیاد, به صورت گسترده, به میزان زیاد, در تعداد زیاد
These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses.
adjective
/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
UK
/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
US
1
connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit
عمدهفروشی, فروش عمده
compare
retail [1]
2
happening or done to a very large number of people or things
عمده, فراگیر, عمومی, کلی, گسترده
the wholesale slaughter of innocent people