rivendita

resale, retail outlet

noun ree-ven-DEE-tah Rare

Usage Note

Rivendita refers to the act of reselling or, more concretely, to a small retail shop authorised to sell a specific product — most famously rivendita di tabacchi (tobacconist's, the tabaccheria). The word implies a licensed or authorised point of sale rather than a generic shop. The plural is regular: rivendite.

Examples

"La rivendita di giornali apre alle sei."

Natural Translation

The newsstand opens at six.

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