卸 売(おろしうり)

おろしうり

noun

wholesale

business

See also: 卸売(おろしう)り (wholesale (variant))

1. wholesale

The sale of goods in large quantities, typically to retailers or other merchants rather than to end consumers.

この会社(かいしゃ)は野菜(やさい)の卸売(おろしうり)をしている。

This company does wholesale of vegetables.

卸売(おろしうり)価格(かかく)で仕入(しい)れる。

We purchase at wholesale prices.

卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう)で魚(さかな)を買(か)う。

I buy fish at the wholesale market.

卸売(おろしうり) refers to the sale of goods in bulk to retailers or businesses, not directly to consumers. The opposite is 小売(こうり) (retail).

Compounds

卸売(おろしうり)業(ぎょう): wholesale business/trade
卸売(おろしうり)価格(かかく): wholesale price
卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう): wholesale market
卸売(おろしうり)業者(ぎょうしゃ): wholesaler

Related words

小売(こうり): retail (the opposite)
問屋(とんや): wholesaler, wholesale dealer (traditional term)
仕入(しい)れ: purchasing, stocking (the buyer's side)
卸(おろし): abbreviation, also used as a prefix

Etymology

From 卸(おろ)す (to wholesale/distribute) + 売(う)り (selling).

Related Words

Antonym: 小売(こうり) (retail)

Related: 問屋(とんや) (wholesaler, wholesale dealer)

Related: 仕入(しい)れ (purchasing, stocking)

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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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