wholesale
adjective/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
/ˈhəʊlseɪl/
[only before noun]- connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit
- wholesale prices
- (especially of something bad) happening or done to a very large number of people or things
- the wholesale slaughter of innocent people
Extra Examples- Localized tensions had developed into wholesale slaughter.
- The government warned that wholesale changes could lead to major destabilization.
- They did their best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the cities.
Word Originlate Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.
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