Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index R retailing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•tail•ing Pronunciation: (rē'tā-ling), [key] — n. the business of selling goods directly to consumers (distinguished from wholesaling). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: retailing (Thesaurus) retail retain ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: donnybrook Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language