bulk
• noun 1 the mass or size of something large. 2 the greater part. 3 a large mass or shape. 4 before another noun large in quantity: bulk orders. 5 roughage in food. • verb 1 be of great size or importance. 2 treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is. — PHRASES in bulk (of goods) in large quantities. — ORIGIN probably from an Old Norse word meaning ‘cargo’.
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