Wholesale
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late Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.
wiktionary
From whole + sale.
etymonline
wholesale (adj.)
early 15c., "in large quantities," from whole (adj.) + sale; the general sense of "extensive" is attested from 1640s. As a verb from 1800. Related: Wholesaling; wholesaler.
