🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Einzelhandel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Einzelhandel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Retail/rɪˈteɪl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Einzelhandel verzeichnete in diesem Quartal höhere Umsätze."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale.

    "The clothing store is well known for its high-end retail."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'retail' originates from the Old French term 'retaillier', which means 'to cut off' or 'to break bulk'. It evolved in the late Middle Ages to refer to the selling of goods in small quantities, as opposed to wholesale trade.

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