Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To buy retail, to purchase in small quantities: "mua lẻ" refers to the act of buying goods in small amounts, typically for personal use, as opposed to buying in bulk or wholesale.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Tôi thường mua lẻ rau ở chợ gần nhà. (I usually buy vegetables retail at the market near my house.)
  • Cửa hàng này có bán mua lẻ không? (Does this shop sell retail? / Can one buy retail here?)
  • Giá mua lẻ sẽ cao hơn giá mua sỉ. (The retail price will be higher than the wholesale price.)

Advanced Usage

• "bán lẻ": to sell retail. This is the counterpart activity to "mua lẻ".
  • Công ty chúng tôi vừa bán sỉ vừa bán lẻ. (Our company sells both wholesale and retail.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mua sỉ / Mua buôn (verb phrase): to buy wholesale, to purchase in large quantities. This is the direct opposite of "mua lẻ".
• Khách hàng mua lẻ (noun phrase): retail customer.
  • Chính sách ưu đãi cho khách hàng mua lẻ. (Preferential policy for retail customers.)

Synonyms

• Mua từng cái một: to buy one by one / individually. This emphasizes the piece-by-piece nature of the purchase.

Related Phrases

• Giá bán lẻ (noun phrase): retail price. This is the price for a "mua lẻ" transaction.
  • Giá bán lẻ đã bao gồm thuế VAT. (The retail price includes VAT.)

Related Idioms

(This term is a standard commercial phrase and is not commonly used in figurative idioms.)

1. Buy [by] retail