A person or company that buys goods in very large quantities — usually straight from the factory or the farm — and sells them on in bulk to shops, restaurants, and other businesses, rather than to ordinary shoppers. The wholesaler is the middle step in the chain: maker → wholesaler → shop → you.

A person or company that buys goods in very large quantities一個大量採購商品的人或公司——usually straight from the factory or the farm通常是直接向工廠或農場進貨——and sells them on in bulk to shops, restaurants, and other businesses再整批轉賣給店家、餐廳和其他企業，rather than to ordinary shoppers而不是賣給一般消費者。The wholesaler is the middle step in the chainwholesaler是這條供應鏈中間的一環：maker → wholesaler → shop → you製造商→批發商→店家→你。

Because they move so much at once, their price per item is lower, but they normally will not sell you one of anything; you buy a case, a box, a hundred. It is a plain business word, neutral in feeling, used in trade, logistics, and any conversation about where a shop gets its stock.

Because they move so much at once因為他們一次進出貨量很大，their price per item is lower每件商品的單價比較低，but they normally will not sell you one of anything但他們通常不會單賣你一件東西——you buy a case, a box, a hundred你得整箱、整盒，或一次買一百個。It is a plain business word這是個普通的商業用字，neutral in feeling語感中性，used in trade, logistics, and any conversation about where a shop gets its stock用在貿易、物流，以及任何在講店家貨源的對話裡。

In Taiwan, the wholesale markets for fish, flowers, and fruit are the everyday face of this. Some wholesalers now also sell to the public, which blurs the line, and warehouse clubs like Costco sit somewhere in between — which is why people argue about whether Costco is 批發 or not.

In Taiwan在台灣，the wholesale markets for fish, flowers, and fruit are the everyday face of this魚市場、花市和果菜批發市場，就是這個字最日常的樣子。Some wholesalers now also sell to the public現在有些批發商也會直接賣給一般大眾，which blurs the line讓界線變得模糊，and warehouse clubs like Costco sit somewhere in between而像Costco這種倉儲量販店則介於兩者之間——which is why people argue about whether Costco is 批發 or not這也是為什麼大家會爭論Costco算不算是批發。