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Added 7 October 2026

lot

/lɒt/ symbol

In Latin: sors Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Lotuko.

noun

A large quantity or number; a great deal.
win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot
A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
a lot of stationery
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

verb

To allot; to sort; to apportion.
To count or reckon (on or upon).

Origin

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlut, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.

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