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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Touts use these login details to book driving tests in bulk and sell them to learners on WhatsApp and Facebook, charging as much as £500 for tests that should cost no more than £75.
From BBC
One reason for the changing nature of political scandal, and its prognosis, is the way we now take in information, both selectively and in bulk.
From Los Angeles Times
It has joined a wholesale network that Savi says allows it to buy more groceries in bulk than small grocers typically can, so it can offer lower prices on staples like milk and eggs.
Large builders can offer these eye-catching deals because they buy forward commitments from lenders; an agreement to buy mortgages in bulk at a below-market rate.
The second half of the musical recaps what happens when the super rich face ruin — ruin not in the sense of going hungry but of having to stop buying luxury goods in bulk.
From Los Angeles Times
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