( informal ) a large number or amount :
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know.
I lost a whole lot of money.
( informal ) a large number or amount :
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know.
I lost a whole lot of money.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005