Definitions for LOT
lɒtlot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wadnoun

   (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

   "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

2. lotnoun

   a parcel of land having fixed boundaries

   "he bought a lot on the lake"

3. set, circle, band, lotnoun

   an unofficial association of people or groups

   "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

4. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionnoun

   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

   "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

5. draw, lotnoun

   anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

   "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

6. bunch, lot, caboodlenoun

   any collection in its entirety

   "she bought the whole caboodle"

7. Lotverb

   (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

8. lotverb

   divide into lots, as of land, for example

9. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb

   administer or bestow, as in small portions

   "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lotnoun

   A large quantity or number; a great deal.

2. lotnoun

   A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

   a lot of stationery

3. lotnoun

   One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

4. lotnoun

   A number of people taken collectively.

5. lotnoun

   A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

   a building lot in a city

6. lotnoun

   That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

7. lotnoun

   Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

8. lotnoun

   The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

9. lotnoun

   A prize in a lottery.

10. lotnoun

    Allotment; lottery.

11. lotnoun

    All members of a set; everything.

12. Lotnoun

    A nephew of Abraham.

13. Lotnoun

    of biblical origin; rare today.

14. Etymology: From hlot, from hlutan. Cognate with Dutch lot, Old High German hluz.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lotnoun

   Etymology: hlaut, Gothick; hlot , Saxon; lot, Dutch.

   1. Fortune; state assigned.

   Kala at length concluded my ling’ring lot;
   Disdain me not, although I be not fair, Who is an heir of many hundred sheep,
   Doth beauty keep which never sun can burn,
   Nor storms do turn. Philip Sidney, b. i.

   Our own lot is best; and by aiming at what we have not, we lose what we have already. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   Prepar’d I stand; he was but born to try
   The lot of man, to suffer and to die. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. A die, or any thing used in determining chances.

   Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scape-goat. Lev. xvi. 8.

   Their tasks in equal portions she divides,
   And where unequal, there by lots decides. John Dryden, Virg.

   Ulysses bids his friends to cast lots, to shew, that he would not voluntarily expose them to so imminent danger. Notes on the Odyssey.

   3. It seems in William Shakespeare to signify a lucky or wished chance.

   If you have heard your general talk of Rome,
   And of his friends there, it is lots to blanks
   My name hath touch’d your ears; it is Menenius. William Shakespeare.

   4. A portion; a parcel of goods as being drawn by lot: as, what lot of silks had you at the sale?5. Proportion of taxes: as, to pay scot and lot.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lot

   A lot is a defined portion or parcel of land, typically used for a specific purpose such as residential, commercial, or industrial use. It is usually identified by boundaries or property lines and can vary in size depending on the location and zoning regulations. Lots are commonly bought, sold, or developed for various purposes in the real estate market.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lotnoun

   that which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate

2. Lotnoun

   anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots

3. Lotnoun

   the part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning

4. Lotnoun

   a separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot

5. Lotnoun

   a distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city

6. Lotnoun

   a large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so

7. Lotnoun

   a prize in a lottery

8. Lotverb

   to allot; to sort; to portion

9. Etymology: [AS. hlot; akin to hletan to cast lots, OS. hlt lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. lz, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. Allot, Lotto, Lottery.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lot

   Lot is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lot

   lot, n. one's fate in the future: destiny: that which falls to any one as his fortune: that which decides by chance: a separate portion.—v.t. to allot: to separate into lots: to catalogue:—pr.p. lot′ting; pa.p. lot′ted.—Cast, or Draw, lots, to determine an event by some arrangement of chances. [A.S. hlot, hlýt, a lot—hleótan, to cast lots.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lot

   Specifically, a quantity of material all of which was manufactured under identical conditions and assigned an identifying lot number.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lot

   The abbreviation of allotment, or allowance to wife or mother. (See ALLOTMENT.)

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lot

   Song lyrics by lot -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lot on the Lyrics.com website.

2. LOT

   What does LOT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LOT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lot

   Mrs. Lot's husband.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LOT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lot is ranked #100791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lot surname appeared 179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lot.
   
   35.2% or 63 total occurrences were Asian.
   32.9% or 59 total occurrences were White.
   18.9% or 34 total occurrences were Black.
   11.7% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Collection
   • Condition
   • Divide
   • Give
   • Large Indefinite Quantity
   • Object
   • Social Group
   • Tract

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LOT' in Nouns Frequency: #125

Anagrams for LOT »

1. LTO

2. OTL

3. tol

How to pronounce LOT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LOT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LOT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of LOT in a Sentence

1. Susan Sahai:

   I'm a little bit verklempt. It meant a lot to me. Because he doesn't know me. I never met Joe Biden. joe Biden wants to be out in public, Joe Biden wants to listen to Gary Cox.

2. James Clyburn:

   Would be Hillary be helpful? Yes she would, but she is not the only one who would help. There are a lot of Democrats at the top of the ticket who would be helpful. Would Elizabeth Warren be helpful. Yes she would. Would Joe Biden be helpful? Yes he would. I don't agree with this whole notion that it has to Hillary Clinton or it won't be a positive. I don't think that's the case at all. A presidential year is going to be helpful for us.

3. Stefan Ferber:

   We have a lot of suppliers in Germany and we rely on them to be innovative and successful otherwise we cannot operate.

4. Melanie Booth-Butterfield:

   There’s a lot of pressure for the holidays to be perfect, for everyone to be together and be happy.

5. Joe Manchin:

   Impeachment Fast FactsSenators could get a lot more done.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LOT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LOT
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LOT
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LOT
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LOT
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=LOT
10. ^ Who Was Who?
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=LOT
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html