Origin of retail

1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English < Anglo-French: a cutting, derivative of retailler to cut, equivalent to re- re- + tailler to cut (see tail2); (v.) Middle English retailen < Old French retailler

OTHER WORDS FROM retail

re·tail·er, noun non·re·tail, adjective non·re·tail·er, noun

Words nearby retail

resveratrol, reszke, ret, ret., retable, retail, retail politics, retail price index, retail therapy, retailing, retain

British Dictionary definitions for non-retail

Derived forms of retail

retailer, noun

Word Origin for retail

C14: from Old French retaillier to cut off, from re- + taillier to cut; see tailor

Cultural definitions for non-retail

retail

A term describing businesses that sell goods directly to individuals. (Compare wholesale.)