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

Copies were bought in bulk, either destroyed or kept under lock and key. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Because individual coins contain small amounts of silver, dealers typically sell junk silver in bulk, grouped by face value — often in $100, $500 or $1,000 increments. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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

Anderson noted that whole milk cartons cost two-and-a-half cents more per carton, which can add up when buying milk in bulk for thousands of students each day. — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in bulk

• fulk
• hulk
• skulk
• sulk