View in context. The head waiter's fee is a shade less than the portier's; the Boots, who not only blacks your boots and brushes your clothes, but is usually the porter and handles your baggage, gets a somewhat smaller fee than the head waiter; the chambermaid's fee ranks below that of the Boots.
â¢ BULK (noun) The noun BULK has 3 senses: 1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. 2. the property of something that is great in magnitude. 3. the property possessed by a large mass. Familiarity information: BULK used as a noun is uncommon.
DEFINITION of 'Dry Bulk Commodity'. A commodity which is shipped in large, unpackaged amounts. There are many transport companies that specialize in dry bulk delivery. These dry bulk commodities are usually divided into two categories; major bulks and minor bulks. Some examples of major dry bulk commodities include coal, ore and grain. Minor bulks include steels, sugars, cements etc.