Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
bulk
I went to market and saw a sign on carrots. The sign read, "Bulk, 69 cents/ lb"
I looked up some dictionaries and they all said that buying/selling things in bulk meant buying/selling things in big amount.
This was not true when I did the purchase. The fact is I could purchase any amount I wanted even with a small amount.
So, I'm wondering what 'bulk' means here? It seems to me, it simply means the opposite of 'packed'. Is it true? Why dictionaries do not have such a definition?
Thanks,
I looked up some dictionaries and they all said that buying/selling things in bulk meant buying/selling things in big amount.
This was not true when I did the purchase. The fact is I could purchase any amount I wanted even with a small amount.
So, I'm wondering what 'bulk' means here? It seems to me, it simply means the opposite of 'packed'. Is it true? Why dictionaries do not have such a definition?
Thanks,
Top answer
I think the market is making rather free use of the term. I agree that it means unpackaged or sold by weight.
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I think the market is making rather free use of the term. I agree that it means unpackaged or sold by weight.
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In www.m-w.com it's listed under the expression "in bulk".
not divided into parts or packaged in separate units
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