{
    "term": "wholesale",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We buy the building materials wholesale."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in very large numbers",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊlseɪl/",
                "audio": "wh/wholesale/wholesale__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhəʊlseɪl/",
                "audio": "wh/wholesale/wholesale__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}