different between extensive vs wholesale

English

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extens?vus, from Latin extensus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?n.s?v/

Adjective

extensive (comparative more extensive, superlative most extensive)

1. having a great extent; covering a large area; vast
2. (figuratively) considerable in amount.

   I have done extensive research on the subject.

3. Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension
4. (physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Derived terms

• extensive property

Related terms

• extend
• extense
• extent

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See also

• intensive

French

Adjective

extensive

1. feminine singular of extensif

Latin

Adjective

ext?ns?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ext?ns?vus

English

Etymology

From whole +? sale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ho?lse?l/

Noun

wholesale (countable and uncountable, plural wholesales)

1. (business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

   Synonym: bulk supply

Antonyms

• retail

Derived terms

• wholesaler

Translations

Further reading

• wholesale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)

1. Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.
2. (figuratively) Extensive, indiscriminate, all-encompassing; blanket.

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Adverb

wholesale (comparative more wholesale, superlative most wholesale)

1. In bulk or large quantity.
2. (figuratively) Indiscriminately.

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Verb

wholesale (third-person singular simple present wholesales, present participle wholesaling, simple past and past participle wholesaled)

1. To sell at wholesale.

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