different between totally vs wholesale

English

Etymology

total +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) enPR: t?t'?-l?, IPA^(key): /?to?t.?l.i/

Adverb

totally (not comparable)

1. To the fullest extent or degree.

   Synonyms: completely, entirely, fully, wholly

   • c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act II, Scene 1,^[1]

     Antonio. He misses not much.

     Sebastian. No; he doth but mistake the truth totally.

   • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, London: for the author, Volume 1, Chapter 2, p. 59,^[2]

     The languages of different nations did not totally differ […] They were therefore easily learned;

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, London: T. Egerton, Volume 1, Chapter 6, p. 57,^[3]

     Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you.

   • 1969, Chaim Potok, The Promise, New York: Knopf, Chapter 12, p. 226,^[4]

     I trust him totally and without reservation.

2. (degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.

3. (modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:completely

Translations

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

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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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