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This laptop retails at £850; The software retails for $69; The parts cost $3 to $5 per watch, while the finished products retailed for $150 to $200.

It's much cheaper to buy wholesale than retail; wholesale prices; a wholesale supplier/business; We only sell wholesale, not to the public; I bought my coat direct from the factory at wholesale.

the price at which goods are sold to shops by the people who produce them, rather than the price which the customer usually pays in the shop

What the system needs is wholesale reform.

In his professional career he worked as a wholesaler.

I know you’re unhappy that the relationship ended, but you’re better off without him.; People in this country are far better off than they were ten years ago; He'd be better off working for a bigger company.

The new tax will not have a serious impact on the better off.

an alligator-infested swamp; The Everglades are an area of swamp in southern Florida.

High tides have swamped the coast.; The boat was swamped by an enormous wave.

Foreign cars have swamped the UK market.; I'm swamped with work at the moment; Don't let feelings of depression swamp you.

John is (the) skipper of the team this year.

What time is the next bus due?; The next meeting is due to be held in three months' time; Their first baby is due in January; When is the first payment due? The parliamentary session is due to end on May 27.

You will receive notification of the results in due course.

The bus was delayed due to heavy snow.; A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom.

The rent is due (= should be paid) at the end of the month; £50 is due to me (US: due me) from the people I worked for last month; Our thanks are due to everyone; UK LAW: He was found to have been driving without due (= the necessary) care and attention.

I’m due a refund for the sweater I returned

I'm due for a promotion soon.

From here, you go due east until you get to the Interstate.

He failed again, but to give him his due, he did try hard.

Members of the society pay $1,000 in annual dues.

become/come/fall due A £110m interest payment to bondholders falls due on March 25. due on/by sth More than $2.15 billion of its outstanding loans are due by the end of this year.

The loan carries an interest rate of 7.625% per annum and is due and payable on January 31.

The novel has been serialized for radio in five instalments; We agreed to pay for the car by/in instalments.

The journal charges a yearly subscription of $1000, which readers can pay in instalments.; Small shareholders were often given the opportunity to pay by instalment; Please contact our Help Line if you cannot pay the instalments.

weekly/monthly/annual instalments

The novel was serialized for TV back in the 1990s.

This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.; The warehouse fire has ruled out any chance that we will make a profit this year.

a pushy salesman; The salesman was a little too pushy, and we felt uncomfortable.

Oil gushed (out) from the hole in the tanker; Water gushed out of the broken pipe.; "You're just so talented!" she gushed; "This is the best party I’ve ever had," Taylor gushed.

Showers with pumps are more expensive, but they deliver a really powerful gush of water.

He didn't look like the sort of man you should entrust your luggage to.; Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction; We entrusted our dog to a neighbor when we went away on a trip.

The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century.; He has finally conquered his fear of spiders; Students have to conquer their initial shyness.

During the 1950s, Sun Records' stable of singers included Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Don’t climb the ladder until you’re sure it’s stable.; he country needs a stable government that is free of corruption.

an angelic face/voice/choir

He sings in the church choir.; choir practice

The teacher asked her to hand out the worksheets.; They stood on the street corner handing out leaflets; Demonstrators handed out leaflets to passers-by; hand out cash/money Washington began handing out money to struggling farmers during the Depression.

It's the story of a struggling artist who marries a rich woman.

We won the match fair and square; He hit me fair and square on the nose.

She's got fair hair and blue eyes; He's fair-haired; All my family are fair-skinned; If you have fair skin, you’ll get a sunburn easily.

We've had a fair amount of rain this week.; We've had a fair number of applicants; It's a fair-sized garden.; We've come a long way, but there's still a fair way (= quite a long distance) to go; We still had a fair amount of foreign money when we returned

Films are rated on a scale of poor, fair, good and excellent.; I was fair at science but it was never my thing; He’s good in physics but only fair in math.

I think I've got a fair idea of (= I understand reasonably well) what you want.; She's got a fair chance of winning (= there is a reasonable chance that she will win).

Fair weather was forecast for the following day.

a fair maiden

I bought a wooden salad bowl at the local craft fair.

a book/antiques/toy fair; a trade fair

US a county/state fair; UK a cattle/agricultural fair

the school fair

The architect’s drawing will give you a pretty fair idea of what the completed house will look like.

A county usually consists of several towns and the rural areas that surround them; Rutland is the smallest county in England.; Texas is divided into 254 counties.

We hope our work will help to change popular misconceptions about disabled people; I'd like to clear up the common misconception that older workers don't know how to use technology; It’s a common misconception that Americans think only about money.

My so-called friend has stolen my girlfriend...; It isn't yet clear how dangerous these so-called "super-rats" are.

Married taxpayers are hit hard by the so-called marriage penalty.

The dress was white with a delicate lace border.; a picture with a decorative/plain border; The card has a pretty design around the border.; Guatemala borders Mexico.

Whatever his shortcomings as a husband, he was a good father to his children; Like any political system, it has its shortcomings; This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication.

There's nothing inherently wrong with his ideas.; She felt that the system was inherently unfair and unequal.

There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.; I have an inherent distrust of lawyers.

He got a job in a mountaineering store, and he continued to ski and climb, conquering over 30 of Colorado’s 54 “fourteeners” alone and in winter.

Did you get my memo about the meeting?; She memoed me about it yesterday.

Michael Davis has prepared a memorandum outlining our need for an additional warehouse.; Companies signed a memorandum which included guidelines and set out the terms of the agreement.

The appeal was rejected by the court.; Coin-operated machines in England reject euros; The committee will decide whether to accept or reject the offer.

He considered himself to be one of life's rejects; In desperation the hockey team picked up a 35-year-old reject as a backup goalie.;

We rejected ten candidates in the first round of interviews.; 25% of applicants are rejected because of lack of experience. Three shipments of beans were rejected

They're launching (= starting) an appeal to raise money for famine victims.; he police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from the area over the weekend; They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated region.

The case went to the court of appeal/the appeal court; sex appeal; Spielberg's movies have a wide appeal.; Eating out has lost much of its appeal.; They're appealing to the court to reduce the sentence to a fine.

It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25-year-olds.; I think what appeals to me about his painting is his use of colour. Such music managed to appeal to the tastes of both young and old.

The products have all been researched and tested for market appeal; Our partner company has local knowledge and will know which products appeal.; appeal to sb The new phone is designed to appeal to consumers who find normal phone tariffs confusing.

They both enlisted (in the navy) a year before the war broke out; He enlisted in the air force.

We enlisted some people to help prepare the food.; The organization has enlisted the support of many famous people in raising money to help homeless children.