卸売(おろしうり)

おろしうり
noun
wholesale
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).

COMMON 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 TERMS:

  • 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)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.3.26 23:47
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