in bulk
Idioms-
Unpackaged, loose, as in It's cheaper to buy rice in bulk . [Late 1600s]
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In large amounts or volume, as in The ship was carrying wheat in bulk . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
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Luba Golosinskiy got a master class in bulk shopping and home cooking by watching her mother feed their large family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
When she’s not giving flowers, Haworth likes to give skin care—specifically from independent brands or products from other countries, which she buys in bulk when she travels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But many products transported in bulk -- such as chemicals, hydrocarbons, construction materials or grain -- are not easily transferred to containers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I know they went through seventeen gallons of salve in the first two weeks, and that Mother was ordering gauze in bulk.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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