1. (

• wholesale

) the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers ;

1. (

• wholesale

) sell in large quantities ;

1. (

• sweeping ,
• wholesale

) ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" ;

1. (

• wholesale

) at a wholesale price; "I can sell it to you wholesale" ;

2. (

• wholesale ,
• in_large_quantities

) on a large scale without careful discrimination; "I buy food wholesale" ;