Bulk Word Meaning

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’

the mass or size of something large

mass or size of something large

• residents jump up and down on their rubbish to reduce its bulk

the greater part of something

greater part of something

• the bulk of the traffic had passed

treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is

make product seem larger

• traders were bulking up their flour with chalk

combine (shares or commodities for sale)

combine shares or commodities for sale

• your shares will be bulked with others and sold at the best prices available