How to pronounce wholesale

Say it like this: /ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/

What does wholesale mean?

nounThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

adjOf or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.

“The bombing resulted in wholesale destruction.”

advIn bulk or large quantity.

Indiscriminately.

verbTo sell at wholesale.

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