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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Unlike many recyclers, which melt electronic waste in bulk, the Royal Mint dismantles devices first.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Directors in Hong Kong-listed companies sold shares in bulk trades worth $7.6 billion last year, the highest level in five years, according to data firm Dealogic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
Vietnamese wholesalers will select, buy and import products in bulk that they think can be easily sold in their local market, then distribute these to smaller businesses.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
But in all branches of industry—and death is an industry, my young friend, make no mistake about that—one makes one’s money from operating in bulk, from buying in quantity, from centralizing one’s operations.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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