lot

/lɒt//lɑt/

noun

1
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
“lots of people think so”
2
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
“a lot of stationery”
3
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
4
A number of people taken collectively.
“a bad lot”
5
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
“a building lot in a city”
6
That which happens without human design or forethought.
7
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
“to cast lots”
8
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
9
A prize in a lottery.
10
Allotment; lottery.
11
(definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
“If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.”
12
An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

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