I. ˈlät noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlot; akin to Old High German hlōz
Date: before 12th century
1. : an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance
2.
a. : the use of lots as a means of deciding something
b. : the resulting choice
3.
a. : something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : share
b. : one's way of life or worldly fate : fortune
4.
a. : a portion of land
b. : a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey
c. : a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property
d. : an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles
a used car lot
5.
a. : a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)
b. : all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity — usually used with the
sampled the whole lot of desserts
6.
a. : a number of associated persons : set
fell in with a rough lot
b. : kind , sort
7. : a considerable quantity or extent
a lot of money
lot s of friends
Synonyms: see fate
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- all over the lot
- a lot
II. transitive verb
( lot·ted ; lot·ting )
Date: 15th century
1. : allot , apportion
2. : to form or divide into lots