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Lot

lɒt

Lot definitions
verb
lots lotting lotted lot
  1. divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction

    "the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday"

pronoun
lots
  1. a large number or amount; a great deal

    "there are a lot of actors in the cast"

    a large amount a fair amount a good/great deal a deal a great quantity quantities an abundance a wealth a profusion plenty masses
    • the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied

      "you might as well take the whole lot"

adverb
lots
  1. a great deal; much

    "he played tennis a lot last year"

    a great deal a good deal to a great extent much
noun
lot lots
  1. a particular group or set of people or things

    "it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another"

    • a group of a specified kind (used in a derogatory or dismissive way)

      "an inefficient lot, our Council"

  2. an item or set of items for sale at an auction

    "nineteen lots failed to sell"

  3. the making of a decision or nomination of a person by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark

    "officers were elected rather than selected by lot"

    • one of a set of objects such as straws, stones, or pieces of paper that are randomly selected as part of a decision-making process

      "they drew lots to determine the order in which they asked questions"

    • the choice resulting from deciding something by lot

      "eventually the lot fell on the King's daughter"

  4. a person's luck, situation, or destiny in life

    "schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged"

  5. a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use

    "a vacant lot"

    patch of ground tract of land allotment piece of ground plot area tract acreage parcel building lot
    • a car park
    • an area of land near a film studio where outside filming may be done
    • the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept