odd lot
a quantity or amount less than the conventional unit of trading.
Stock Exchange. (in a transaction) a quantity of stock less than the established 100-share unit for active issues or the 10-share unit for designated inactive issues.
Origin of odd lot
1- Also called broken lot.
Other words from odd lot
- odd-lot, adjective
- Compare round lot.
Words Nearby odd lot
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How to use odd lot in a sentence
A man bought an odd lot of wine in barrels and one barrel containing beer.
Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest DudeneyAn odd lot of trout hooks, fastened to the lower vines, operated as a powerful non-conductor.
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. | William Chauncey BartlettThey'll miss this odd lot if we lose it—and, of course, we're all honest, Lorimer.
The Strand Magazine | Various"They must be an odd lot," Mrs. Field Mouse remarked to her husband.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott BaileyThey are an odd lot, and I think there are but two—the two last—that I am not a little ashamed of reprinting.
Pot-Boilers | Clive Bell
British Dictionary definitions for odd lot
a batch of merchandise that contains less than or more than the usual number of units
stock exchange a number of securities less than the standard trading unit of 100
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