job lot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [job lot]
- /dʒɒb lɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [job lot]
- /dʒɒb lɒt/

Definitions of job lot words

noun job lot a large, often assorted quantity of goods sold or handled as a single transaction. 1
noun job lot a miscellaneous quantity; a quantity of odds and ends. 1
noun job lot articles bought together 1
countable noun job lot A job lot is a number of cheap things of low quality which are sold together, for example in auctions or second-hand shops. 0
noun job lot a miscellaneous collection of articles sold as a lot 0
noun job lot a collection of cheap or trivial items 0

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Origin of job lot

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Job lot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Job lot

job lot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

job lot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for job lot

noun job lot

merchandise — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.

Just one Synonym for job lot