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

Nvidia counts on the group known as the hyperscalers — Amazon, Google and Microsoft — for an outsized amount of revenue, as those companies buy GPUs in bulk for their own workloads, and sell access to them through their giant cloud businesses. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

As one of the cheapest grocery stores in the country, shoppers are flocking to wholesale clubs to buy in bulk and save big. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Fast, but needed extra work Google Gemini responded almost instantly and also identified opportunities to buy supplies in bulk. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The college student, who resells via his JTB Collectables business on eBay, buys Legos online in bulk and resells them to collectors. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in bulk

• fulk
• hulk
• skulk
• sulk