whole·sale / ˈhōlˌsāl/ • n. the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others.• adv. being sold in such a way: bottles from this region sell wholesale at about $72 a case. ∎  on a large scale: the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents.• adj. done on a large scale; extensive: the wholesale destruction of Iraqi communications.• v. [tr.] sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices to be retailed by others.DERIVATIVES: whole·sal·er n.

Wholesale

large quantities; a large number; in abundance, 1601.