in large quantities
Definition
Adverb * In large amounts or numbers; on a large scale: This phrase describes doing something or obtaining something in a significant, often unspecified, bulk amount, rather than in small, individual, or careful portions.
Usage
The phrase "in large quantities" functions as an adverbial phrase to modify verbs, describing the manner, scale, or volume of an action. It is often used in commercial, industrial, and general descriptive contexts. * It typically follows the verb it modifies or the object of the verb. * It emphasizes volume, bulk, or scale over precision or selectivity.
Examples
- The factory produces components in large quantities to meet global demand.
- To save money, they purchase rice in large quantities.
- The chemical must be handled with care, especially when used in large quantities.
- Data in large quantities can be difficult to process without specialized software.
Advanced Usage
- "To consume/use something in large quantities": To use a very great amount of something.
- The new server farm consumes electricity in large quantities.
- "To manufacture/produce something in large quantities": To make something on an industrial or mass scale.
- The toy was first produced in large quantities in the 1980s.
Variants and Related Words
- Wholesale (adverb): Buying or selling goods in large quantities, usually at lower prices, typically for resale.
- They buy their stock wholesale.
- Bulk (noun/adjective): The mass or magnitude of something large. As an adjective, it describes something bought or sold in large amounts.
- Noun: They purchased it in bulk.
- Adjective: Bulk purchases are more economical.
- En masse (adverb): In a group; all together. (Often used for people or items acting as one group).
- The protesters arrived en masse.
Synonyms
- In bulk
- Wholesale
- On a large scale
- Massively
- Copiously
Antonyms
- In small quantities
- Sparingly
- Selectively
- Retail (in the commercial sense)
- Piecemeal
Adverb
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on a large scale without careful discrimination
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I buy food wholesale
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