chunk
Example Sentences
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The biggest chunk of that appears to be smaller mom-and-pop landlords rather than giant corporations.
From Los Angeles Times
Since the acquisition, the CEO, David Paja, bought a nice chunk of stock personally.
From Barron's
“A big chunk will be spent with these companies for the equipment, for their technical knowledge.”
Creating a meaningful chunk of the global semiconductor supply chain in the U.S. would take decades and be costly, they say.
In smaller remote settlements, where wages are on average 50% lower, people bathe by hacking out chunks of ice to melt.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.