Definition of: retail

(rē′tāl) noun
The selling of goods in small quantities: opposed to wholesale.
—adjective Of, pertaining to, or concerned in the sale of goods in small quantities or parcels.
—v.t.
1. To sell in small quantities; sell directly to the ultimate consumer.
2. (ri·tāl′) To repeat, as gossip.
—v.i.
3. To be sold at retail. [<OF, cutting <retailler cut up <re- again + tailler cut <LL taliare split]