🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

小売り

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kouri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Retail/rɪˈteɪl/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この商品は小売り市場で非常に人気があります。"

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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 term 'retail' originates from the Old French word 'retailler', meaning 'to cut again' or 'to break bulk', which was used in the context of selling goods in smaller quantities. It evolved in the late Middle Ages as commerce began to shift from bulk selling to individual sales.

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