retailing

[ree-tey-ling] / ˈri teɪ lɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

commercial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economic financial monetary profit-making profitable wholesale

STRONG

commissary exchange market merchandising retail sales supplying trade trading

WEAK

across the counter bartering fiscal for sale in demand in the market marketable mercantile pecuniary popular saleable wholesaling

Antonyms

WEAK

noncommercial not-for-profit

NOUN

commerce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business economics exchange industry marketing trade traffic

STRONG

dealing dealings merchandising truck

WEAK

merchantry wholesaling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unemployment

NOUN

marketing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buying commerce selling

STRONG

purchasing

Example Sentences

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It has become obvious since the launch of Amazon.com that there will be fewer winners in retailing.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Also, the market has all but given up on housing-related retailing, and that is a mistake.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She has written about finance and retailing at various publications, including the New York Times and Fortune magazine, during her more than three decades in journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Selective retailing, the unit behind Sephora, fared better, with a 7% increase in sales, while watches and jewelry logged 8% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

“Well,” Dad said, leaning back, “it's very good of you and Alice to worry, Brian, but the retailing sector is holding its own and Greenland is robust.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

retailing

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