Meaning

2 senses

  1. A large quantity of cheap items.

  2. A quantity of miscellaneous items sold together.

    a miscellaneous collection of things sold together

Examples

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  1. Tom likes his new job a lot.

    Тому дуже подобається його нова робота. — deniko

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  2. Tom likes his job a lot.

    deTom mag seine Arbeit sehr. — wolfgangth

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  3. This job involves lots of hard work.

    deDieser Job erfordert viel harte Arbeit. — Katheriinne

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  4. The job is a lot of fun.

    ruРабота очень весёлая. — odexed

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  5. Tom said his job was a lot of fun.

    deTom sagte, seine Arbeit mache ihm sehr viel Spaß. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Early 19th century. From job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”). The

Early 19th century. From job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”). The first part is possibly from Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”).

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Forms

plural: job lots
Singularjob lot
Pluraljob lots

regular

Synonyms

47 synonyms
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jitteryjoannajobA1joblessjockjockey
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