Carry a line meaning in English

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Definition

to carry (a line): to sell, to distribute (a line), to have (a line) in store verb

To carry a line means "to sell a series of products."

This department store carries 150 different lines of clothing. You can buy all them all here!

Examples

"they already carried several popular fragrances made by Kalvin Krime and Grevelon."
"Department stores were not interested in Bruno's latest perfumes, because they already carried several popular fragrances made by Kalvin Krime and Grevelon."

Exercise 1

Select the TRUE statements from the list below, according to the conversation you just heard.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Philip tries to convince Steffi to buy a line of Delavigne perfumes that her company doesn't yet carry.

Steffi Fünffinger will renew Epikure Kosmetiks' previous order with no changes.

Epikure Kosmetiks has sold their existing stock of "Bruno's Brew" perfume.

Epikure Kosmetiks won't order any new Delavigne products until their current stock is sold.

Select the TRUE statements from the list below, according to the conversation you just heard.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Philip tries to convince Steffi to buy a line of Delavigne perfumes that her company doesn't yet carry.

This is incorrect. Philip attempts to get Steffi to purchase more units of Bruno's Brew, he doesn't mention any other Delavigne perfumes. To "carry a line (of perfumes)" is to sell or distribute a stock of perfumes. "Yet" has a similar meaning to "still" (in negative sentences) or "at this present time" and can be situated before or after the verb. Example: "My film isn't ready yet" or "the end has not yet come".

Steffi Fünffinger will renew Epikure Kosmetiks' previous order with no changes.

This is correct. Steffi says that "Epikure Kosmetiks" order will be 80,000 units of Bruno's Brew' which, as Philip notes, is "was what you ordered last time." To "renew (an order)" is to continue an order so that it is the same as the previous one. Example: Our best customers renew their orders every year. "Last time" refers to the "previous occasion" or the "most recent instance".

Epikure Kosmetiks has sold their existing stock of "Bruno's Brew" perfume.

This is correct. Steffi says that Epikure Kosmetiks have "sold (all their units of Bruno's Brew) in 2 months." In this context a "unit (of perfume)" refers to a bottle of perfume. "Sold" is the past form of the verb "to sell" (= to exchange for money).

Epikure Kosmetiks won't order any new Delavigne products until their current stock is sold.

This is incorrect. Steffi tells Philip that Epikure Kosmetiks have agreed to order more perfumes and that their current stock of perfume has been "sold" already. "Until" shares a similar meaning to "before", for example: You cannot leave until your work is finished.

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