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Word: Bulk
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: the senses ‘cargo as a whole’ and ‘heap, large quantity’ (the earliest recorded) are probably from Old Norse búlki ‘cargo’; other senses arose perhaps by alteration of obsolete bouk ‘belly, body’
bʌlk
the mass or size of something large
Short Definition:mass or size of something large
Examples:- residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk
the greater part of something
Short Definition:greater part of something
Examples:- the bulk of the traffic had passed
Word: Bulk
Speech Type: Verb
bʌlk
treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is
Short Definition:make product seem larger
Examples:- traders were bulking up their flour with chalk
combine (shares or commodities for sale)
Short Definition:combine shares or commodities for sale
Examples:- your shares will be bulked with others and sold at the best prices available
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