lot
/lɑt/
UK: /lɒt/
lot
English
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Definition
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Etymology
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.
Example Sentences
- "win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot"
- "lots of people think so"
- "He wrote to her […] he might be detained in London by a lot of business."
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