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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Kim Jaela, who's in her 30s, typically buys gim in bulk - about 500 small sheets at a time, enough to last her several months.
From BBC
At Selah, he made a point of showing visitors that his fences were made of old telephone poles, salvaged cable and eye bolts bought secondhand in bulk for 5 cents a pound.
"Water autodissociation has been extensively studied in bulk conditions, where it's understood to be energetically uphill and entropically hindered," says Yair Litman, group leader at the Max Planck Institute.
From Science Daily
Community members are buying them in bulk off Amazon and eBay.
From Slate
I ordered all this stuff in bulk, so there’s enough for everyone.
From Literature
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