how to pronounce bulk

/ˈbʌlk/

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bulk is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of bulk in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… water rather than its bulk movement as a …”

meaning of bulk

Bulk means a large quantity of something.

bulk frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word bulk occurs in english on average 13 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.