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lot

/ˈlɑːt/

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noun

plural lots

[count] a chiefly US :a small piece of land that is or could be used for building something or for some other purpose

He bought the vacant/empty lot across the street.

They own the house on the corner lot.

a building lot - see also parking lot

the buildings and land that are owned by a company that makes movies and television programs

We took a tour of the Universal lot.

[count] :a small object used to choose the person who will do or receive something

When someone is chosen by lot or when people draw lots or (less commonly) cast lots to choose someone, each person in a group takes a small object or a piece of paper from a container. One of the objects or pieces of paper is different from the others, and the person who takes the different one is chosen.

The winner was chosen by lot.

We drew lots to determine the winner.

[singular] :a person's situation in life especially as decided by chance

The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.

Unhappy with her lot in life, she moved to the city to start over. <SYNR

synonyms seedestiny</SYNR

informal

[count] chiefly Brit :all the members of a group of people - usually singular

Do you know the lot [=bunch, crowd] that hang around the arcade?

That lot will never amount to anything! They're a thoroughly bad lot.

Pipe down, the (whole) lot of you. = Pipe down, you lot.

In British English, a person who is not liked is sometimes described as a bad lot.

He may be a bit wild, but he's not a bad lot once you get to know him.

b the lot :all the things of a group

They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wearthe lot.

This one's the best of the lot.

[count] :one or more things being sold as one item at an auction

Lot 45 is a dining room set. - see also job lot

a lot

also (informal) lots :a large amount

She has done a lot to help other people.

I'd give a lot to be able to write like that!

I'm not asking for a lot. [=much]

They must have paid a lot for that car.

We did quite a lot this morning.

We still have a lot to do. = We still have lots (and lots) to do.

very often

Do they hike a lot?

I've been seeing her a lot recently.

used to say that you feel a particular emotion very strongly

Did you like the movie? Yes, I liked it a lot. [=very much]

I miss her a lot since she went away.

also (informal) lots :to a large degree or extent :much

This is a lot nicer. [=this is much nicer]

There's a lot more to it than I realized at first. [=it's more complicated than it looks]

I'm feeling lots better.

Thanks a lot. [=very much]

a lot of

also (informal) lots of

a large number or amount of (things, people, etc.)

A lot of people feel that way.

There was a lot of space. = There was lots of space.

We had lots of fun.

You can enjoy yourself without spending a lot of money.

I don't need a lot of help; I just need a little.

We don't have an awful lot of money/time. [=we don't have much money/time]

(informal) I think their ideas are a lot of garbage/nonsense. [=I think their ideas are very foolish]

(informal) It doesn't make a whole lot of [=very much] difference.

Not a lot of people [=not many people] know that.

I've brought an umbrella. A (fat) lot of good that will do [=that will not do any good] now that it's stopped raining!

leave a lot to be desired

xem desire

throw in your lot with

or cast your lot with

to join or become associated with a person, group, or thing that you hope will win or succeed

During the American Civil War, my great-grandfather threw in his lot with the Confederacy/Union.

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