Pronunciation: /ɛn blɑk/
noun a group or collection of things considered as a whole
A1 I bought all the items en bloc at the store.
A2 The company decided to sell their assets en bloc.
B1 The apartment building was sold en bloc to a real estate developer.
B2 The shareholders voted to sell the company en bloc.
C1 The government decided to nationalize the industry en bloc.
C2 The union negotiated en bloc for better working conditions.
adverb as a whole; all together
A1 The students handed in their assignments en bloc.
A2 The team decided to resign en bloc in protest.
B1 The employees negotiated their contracts en bloc with the company.
B2 The countries in the region agreed to enforce the trade agreement en bloc.
C1 The political parties formed a coalition to vote en bloc on the issue.
C2 The shareholders voted en bloc to remove the CEO from his position.
formal The shareholders voted to sell the company en bloc.
informal Let's just sell everything en bloc and be done with it.
slang I heard they're getting rid of all their old inventory en bloc.
figurative She decided to cut ties with her past en bloc and start fresh.
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