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| PX |
abbreviation of "post exchange," trademark for a retail store on U.S. Army property that sells goods and services to military personnel and their families, and to some civilians. |
| retail |
in the quantity or at the price customary in the retail trade. [2/6 definitions] |
| sales slip |
a receipt from a retail store. |
| sales tax |
a tax on retail sales, usu. set at a fixed percentage of the sale price and paid by the consumer. |
| shop |
a small retail store. [1/4 definitions] |
| shopper |
one who shops at retail for another person or a business. [1/4 definitions] |
| sticker price |
the retail price designated by the manufacturer, as for a new automobile, which is customarily discounted before sale. |
| storekeeper |
a person who owns or operates a retail shop or small store. [1/2 definitions] |
| tobacconist |
one who sells tobacco products at retail, esp. pipe tobaccos. |
| tradesman |
a man employed in trade, esp. retail; dealer. |
| trading stamp |
a stamp given as a premium to a retail customer that can be accumulated with other such stamps and traded in specified quantities for specified merchandise. |
| variety store |
a retail store that sells a wide variety of items, esp. small and inexpensive ones. |
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