by the dozen
- bulkMain mass or size
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- massQuantity of matter
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- abundantExisting in great quantity
batch · lots · numerous · multitude · heaps · scores · bundles · crates · eggs · bakery · quantity · surplus · cheap · stacks · gross · packaged · overflow · plentiful
by the dozenone at a time
In single succession
individually · singly · one by one · piecemeal · sparingly
by the dozenper unit
For each single item
à la carte · retail · apiece · each · separately
by the dozenrarely
Not often occurring
seldom · once in a blue moon · few and far between · scarcely · infrequently