grosshandel
See also: Grosshandel
Swedish
Etymology
gross + handel. First part of compound related to French gros (en gros) or Italian grosso (all'ingrosso), from Latin grossus. Despite superficial similarity not directly related to German Großhandel.
Noun
grosshandel c
- wholesale
- Synonym: partihandel
- Antonyms: detaljhandel, minuthandel
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | grosshandel | grosshandels |
| definite | grosshandeln | grosshandelns | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
- grosshandlare
- grossist
- grossör
References
- grosshandel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- grosshandel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- grosshandel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gross (2) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)