Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break bulk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
break bulk
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove one or more items from the packaging, container, vehicle, or vessel in which shipped with other items.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

breaks bulk (present, singular) breaking bulk (participle, present) broke bulk (past) broken bulk (participle, past)

Phrases

break-bulk

Frequently Paired Words

break-bulk breakbulk

Questions

What does break bulk mean?
To remove one or more items from the packaging, container, vehicle, or vessel in which shipped with other items.

How to pronounce break bulk

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