hostages is a form of:

Wholesale



noun
1.
(the selling of goods in relatively large quantities) ការលក់ដុំ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការលក់ដុំ
adjective
1.
(in the wholesale trade on a large scale) wholesale prices ដែលលក់ដុំ, wholesale slaughter ដែលមិនរើសមុខ, ដែលជាឱរ៉ាល
2.
ដែលលក់ដុំ, ជាទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំ
verb
1.
លក់ដុំ, បោះដុំ
2.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) (to sell in the wholesale trade. -whole sister sister whose parents are the same as one's own) លក់ដុំ
Example: a wholesale grocer, wholesale dealer, sell (buy) wholesale, Dara sells wholesale to shops.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail.
adjective
1.
Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.
2.
Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter.