English

Pronunciation

• lŏt, /lɒt/, /lQt/

Noun

lot

1. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
2. 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.
3. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
4. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
5. 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.
6. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
7. A prize in a lottery.

Translations

• German: Menge f (1), Haufen m (2), Parzelle f (3), Los n (3,4,5)

German

Noun

Lot n

1. plummet

Synonyms

• Senkblei n