BULKING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Bulk

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

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’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: bʌlk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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
Definition:

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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