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   lot

   /lɒt/

   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 or set of people or things: informal "it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another" Similar groupsetcrowdcirclecliquebunchbandgangcrewmobpackcompanyinformal:shower
   • ▪ a group of a specified kind (used in a derogatory or dismissive way): British "an inefficient lot, our Council"
   • 2. an item or set of items 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, situation, or destiny in life: "schemes 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 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.

   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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   What does a lot mean?

   • A lot means to a great extent or degree. Matthew's out quite a lot doing his research. I like you, a lot. If I went out and accepted a job at a lot less money, I'd jeopardize a good career. If you do something a lot, you do it often or for a long time. They went out a lot, to the Cafe Royal or The Ivy.

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   What is a lot in the Bible?

   • Define lot. lot synonyms, lot pronunciation, lot translation, English dictionary definition of lot. In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom. n. 1. a lot or lots Informal a.

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   What is a lot in a sentence?

   • 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.

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   What does a lot of Things Mean?

   • 1 quant A lot of something or lots of it is alarge amountof 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..., I remember a lot of things..., `You'll find that everybody will try and help their colleague.'—`Yeah.

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   What is a lot in an auction?

   • Your lot is the kind of life you have or the things that you have or experience . A lot is a small area of land that belongs to a person or company . If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights. 9. See also parking lot A lot in an auction is one of the objects or groups of objects that are being sold .

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   What is a building lot?

   • a building lot. a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community. South Midland and Southern U.S. a farmyard or barnyard. a parking lot; a used-car lot. Movies. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property. The furniture was to be auctioned off in 20 lots. There's one more, and that's the lot. He's a bad lot.

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   • English (US)

     LOT meaning: 1. lots (of) a large amount or number of people...

   • Lot

     lot significado, definición, qué es lot: 1. lots (of) a...

   • Simplified

     LOT translate: 大量, 团体, 一批;一组;一套, 销售, 拍卖品, 土地, 一块地，场地,...

   • Traditional

     LOT translate: 大量, 團體, 一批;一組;一套, 銷售, 拍賣品, 土地, 一塊地，場地,...

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     LOTH definition: 1. → loath formal 2. → loath formal. Learn...

   • Portuguese Translation

     LOT translate: grupo, lote [masculine], terreno [masculine],...

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   noun. 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. the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something: They would have to choose a winner by lot.

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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.

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