Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Synonyms
Nearby Words

lot out

 - 4 dictionary results
We Found Lot Out
Current Phone, Address, Age & More. Instant & Accurate Lot Out
www.Intelius.com

lot

  [lot] noun, verb, lot⋅ted, lot⋅ting, adverb
Use lot out in a Sentence
–noun
1. one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
2. the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding something: to choose a person by lot.
3. the decision or choice made by such a method.
4. allotted share or portion: to receive one's lot of an inheritance.
5. the portion in life assigned by fate or Providence; one's fate, fortune, or destiny: Her lot had not been a happy one.
6. a distinct portion or piece of land: a building lot.
7. a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.
8. South Midland and Southern U.S. a farmyard or barnyard.
9. a piece of land having the use specified by the attributive noun or adjective: a parking lot; a used-car lot.
10. Movies. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.
11. a distinct portion or parcel of anything, as of merchandise: The furniture was to be auctioned off in 20 lots.
12. a number of things or persons collectively: There's one more, and that's the lot.
13. kind of person; sort: He's a bad lot.
14. Often, lots. a great many or a great deal: a lot of books; lots of money.
15. Chiefly British. a tax or duty.
–verb (used with object)
16. to divide or distribute by lot (sometimes fol. by out): to lot furniture for sale; to lot out apples by the basketful.
17. to assign to one as his or her lot; allot.
18. to divide into lots, as land.
19. Obsolete. to cast or draw lots for.
–verb (used without object)
20. to draw lots.
–adverb
21. Often, lots. a great deal; greatly: Thanks a lot for the ride. I care lots about my family.
—Idioms
22. cast or cast in one's lot with, to ally oneself with; share the life and fortunes of: She had cast her lot with the bohemian crowd.
23. draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots: They drew lots to see who would go first.
Origin:
bef. 950; 1805–15 for def. 14; ME; OE hlot portion, choice, decision; c. D lot, ON hlutr; akin to OE hlīet, G Los, ON hlaut, Goth hlauts lot

Related forms:
lotter, noun

Synonyms:
4. part, quota. 7. plot, parcel. 12. group, crowd, gang.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To lot out
We Found Lot Out
Current Phone, Address, Age & More. Instant & Accurate Lot Out
www.Intelius.com
Word Origin & History

lot 
O.E. hlot "object (anything from dice to straw, but often a chip of wood with a name inscribed on it) used to determine someone's share," also "what falls to a person by lot," from P.Gmc. *khlutom (cf. O.N. hlutr "lot, share," O.H.G. hluz "share of land," O.E. hleotan "to cast lots, to foretell"), of unknown origin. The object was placed with others in a receptacle, which was shaken, the winner being the one that fell out first. Hence, to cast lots. In some cases the lots were drawn by hand. The word was adopted from Gmc. into the Romanic languages (cf. lottery, lotto). Meaning "choice resulting from the lasting of lots" first attested c.1205. Sense of "plot of land" is first recorded 1633 (distribution of the best property in new settlements often determined by casting lot), that of "group, collection" is 1725, from notion of auction lots. The generalized sense of "great many" is first attested in 1812. To cast (one's) lot with another is to agree to share winnings.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Financial Dictionary

lot

The number of bonds or shares of stock in a single trade. See also odd lot, round lot.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: lot
Function: noun
1 : a portion of land; specifically : a measured parcel of contiguous land having fixed boundaries and recorded (as on a plat) with the appropriate authority or office (as a registry of deeds)
2 : a single article, a number of units of an article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale); specifically : a parcel or single article under the Uniform Commercial Code which is the subject matter of a separate sale, lease, or delivery whether or not it is sufficient to perform the contract —see also ODD LOT, ROUND LOT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see lot out on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way