lot

noun
lŏt

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

Example

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

Other meanings

A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
“a lot of stationery”
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

Synonyms

batch
deal
flock
good deal
heap
mass

Example sentences

“You have to study a lot harder.”
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“There are a lot of women here.”
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“A lot of people left around that time.”
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Word history

From Old English "hlot" (portion, choice, decision).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lot” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.