Lot

Quick meaning: Lot is a noun meaning A large quantity or number; a great deal.

Meaning

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

More Meanings

1. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
2. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
3. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
4. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
5. That which happens without human design or forethought.
6. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
7. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.

Example Sentences

a lot of stationery

lots of people think so

win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot

The Lord divided the land to the tribes, each according to his lot.

Word Forms

• lots
• lotting
• lotted

Synonyms for lot

Depending on context, synonyms include abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload.

Antonyms for lot

Common opposites include modicum.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mickle, plenty, muckle, caboodle, heap, fortune.

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