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in the lump

in the lump prepositional phrase: taken all together; in gross.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Taken all together; in gross.

Questions about in the lump

What does in the lump mean?
In the lump means taken all together; in gross.
What part of speech is in the lump?
In the lump is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the lump in the dictionary

  1. in the limit
  2. in the line of duty
  3. in the long run
  4. in the long term
  5. in the loop
  6. in the lump
  7. in the main
  8. in the making
  9. in the mean time
  10. in the meantime
  11. in the meanwhile

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