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   lot

   /lät/

   pronoun

   • 1. a large number or amount; a great deal: "there are a lot of actors in the cast"
   • ▪ the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied: "you might as well take the whole lot"

   adverb

   • 1. a great deal; much: "he played tennis a lot last year"

   noun

   • 1. a particular group, collection, or set of people or things: informal "it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another" Similar groupsetcrowdcirclecliquebunchbandgangcrewmobpackcompanyinformal:shower
   • ▪ a group or a person of a particular kind (generally used in a derogatory or dismissive way): British "an inefficient lot, our town council"
   • 2. an article or set of articles for sale at an auction: "nineteen lots failed to sell" Similar batchsetcollectionloadgroupbundlebunchconsignmentquantityassortmentparcelaggregate
   • 3. the making of a decision 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 or condition in life, particularly as determined by fate or destiny: "plans to improve the lot of the disadvantaged" Similar fatedestinyfortunedoomsituationcircumstancesstateconditionpositionplightpredicament
   • 5. a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use: North American "a vacant lot" Similar patch of groundtract of landallotmentpiece of groundplotareatractacreageparcelbuilding lotplat
   • ▪ a parking lot.
   • ▪ an area of land near a television or movie studio where outside filming may be done.
   • ▪ the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept.

   verb

   • 1. divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction: "the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlot (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meanings were lot (sense 3 of the noun) and (by extension) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone’; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th century.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lotLot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LOT is an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance. How to use lot in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lot.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOT definition: 1. lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: 2. very much or very often: 3. to be…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lotLOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Lot definition: one of a set of objects, such as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.. See examples of LOT used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lotLot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A lot is a plot of land. When you buy a house, you also buy the lot on which it sits. If there's an empty lot in your neighborhood, it means there's a space covered with grass or pavement that's large enough for a house or building to fit there. Another kind of lot is a set or group of items.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › lotLot - definition of lot by The Free Dictionary

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   lot. ( lɒt) pron. (preceded by: a) a great number or quantity: a lot to do; a lot of people; a lot of trouble. n. 1. a collection of objects, items, or people: a nice lot of youngsters. 2. portion in life; destiny; fortune: it falls to my lot to be poor.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them. A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › lotLot Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   LOT meaning: 1 : a small piece of land that is or could be used for building something or for some other purpose; 2 : the buildings and land that are owned by a company that makes movies and television programs