in bulk

in bulk idiom
  1. Unpackaged, loose, as in It's cheaper to buy rice in bulk. [Late 1600s]
  2. In large amounts or volume, as in The ship was carrying wheat in bulk. [Mid-1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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