in bulk

phrase

1

: not divided into parts or packaged in separate units

2

: in large quantities

buys rice in bulk

Examples of in bulk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Decisions rarely happened categorically or in bulk; everything came down to whether the specific thing in front of you—that book, this shop—was good enough to draw you in. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Buying in bulk can help shoppers stretch their Halloween candy budget. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Though there are other techniques for directly locating explosives, these tend to be cumbersome and can only detect explosives in bulk, while MineReader is as portable as a conventional detector rig. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Still, for IT departments looking to save money by buying laptops in bulk (which can lower prices through volume deals), the ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 is a decent option, provided your staff sticks to text documents and spreadsheets. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in bulk

• fulk
• hulk
• skulk
• sulk