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Spell Bee Word: Wholesale

Wholesale (noun): the selling of goods in large amounts to shopkeepers, who then sell them in small amounts to customers. As an adjective it can also mean on a very large scale.


What does wholesale mean?

Word: Wholesale

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Wholesale means the selling of goods in large amounts to shopkeepers, who then sell them in small amounts to customers. As an adjective it can also mean on a very large scale.

Synonyms: bulk

How do you spell wholesale?

Syllables: whole - sale

Tricky part: Whole starts with a silent w, so students often write holesale.

Watch out for: holesale, wolesale

Memory tip: Picture a trader handing over the whole stock in one go: whole begins with a silent w, just like who and whose.

Wholesale in a sentence

Example 1: Papa buys notebooks wholesale before the school year begins.

Example 2: The city's wholesale fruit market opens before sunrise.

Example 3: The new principal made wholesale changes to the timetable.

Fun Fact

Khari Baoli in Old Delhi, close to the Red Fort, is often described as Asia's largest wholesale spice market.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

wholesale

a) mass
b) export
c) retail
d) large-scale

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c) retail. Retail is selling in small amounts to customers, the other end of the chain from wholesale.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

The grocer buys lentils and sugar at wholesail prices and sells them in small packets.

a) packets
b) lentils
c) grocer
d) wholesail

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d) wholesail. The second half is sale, as in a shop sale, not the sail of a boat.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) warehouse
b) wholsale
c) commodity
d) merchandise

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b) wholsale. Whole keeps its final e inside this word.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

sehwlaoel

a) wholesale
b) seashells
c) shoelaces
d) wholesome

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a) wholesale. Wholesome needs an m, and shoelaces and seashells have no w.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do many shopkeepers buy rice wholesale?

a) it costs less per kilo
b) it stays fresh for longer
c) it is easier to carry
d) the rice tastes better

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a) it costs less per kilo

2. If a storm causes wholesale damage to a farm, the damage is ____.

a) spread over nearly all of it
b) limited to one small shed
c) found only after a month
d) cheap and quick to repair

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a) spread over nearly all of it

Associated Words

Words that end in -ale: morale, regale, rationale, inhale

More words from this list

apostle, citation, descendant, explosion, illusion, moreover, procrastinate, subsidy

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