Definition

1. Verb:
   • To buy wholesale: The act of purchasing goods in large quantities, typically from manufacturers or distributors, for the purpose of reselling them, usually in smaller quantities (retail).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty này chuyên mua buôn nguyên liệu từ các nhà cung cấp. (This company specializes in buying wholesale materials from suppliers.)
  • Để có giá tốt, cửa hàng nhỏ thường phải mua buôn. (To get a good price, small shops often have to buy wholesale.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mua buôn bán lẻ": This is a common phrase describing the full commercial cycle: buying wholesale and selling retail.
  • Mô hình kinh doanh của họ là mua buôn bán lẻ. (Their business model is buying wholesale and selling retail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bán buôn (v): To sell wholesale.
  • Họ không bán lẻ, họ chỉ bán buôn. (They don't sell retail, they only sell wholesale.)
• Buôn bán (v): To trade, to do business (a more general term for commerce).
• Nhà buôn (n): Merchant, wholesaler.

Synonyms

• Mua sỉ: This is a direct synonym, also meaning "to buy wholesale." "Mua buôn" and "mua sỉ" are often used interchangeably.

Related Phrases

• Giá buôn / Giá sỉ: Wholesale price.
  • Anh có bảng giá buôn không? (Do you have a wholesale price list?)

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