noun
a miscellaneous collection of things sold together (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage
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noun1.
a. : a miscellaneous collection of goods for sale as a lot usually to a retailer at a reduced price
b. : a miscellaneous sometimes inferior group
get a job lot of deans, dowagers, cabinet ministers, and ambassadors to meet them — W.J.Locke
2. : a smaller than normal unit of commodities, goods, or production
3. : an odd quantity of paper offered for sale at a discount because discontinued or otherwise nonstandard
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- in job lots
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1. a large, often assorted quantity of goods sold or handled as a single transaction.
2. a miscellaneous quantity; a quantity of odds and ends.
[1850-55]
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job lot noun
1. A collection of odds and ends, esp for sale as one lot
2. Any collection of inferior quality
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Main Entry: ↑job
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several separate things that are sold or accepted together
Thesaurus: things for sale and things boughtsynonym general words for the activity of buying and sellinghyponym
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job lot,
a quantity of goods bought or sold together, often containing several different kinds.
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n. a miscellaneous group of articles, esp. when sold or bought together
a job lot of stuff I bought from a demolition firm
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noun, pl ⋯ lots [count]
Brit : a collection of goods that are being sold as a group
The warehouse bought the pieces as a job lot.
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a collection of different things, especially of poor quality, that are sold together
Useful english dictionary. 2012.