odd lot


noun
  1. a quantity or amount less than the conventional unit of trading.

  2. 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
First recorded in 1895–1900
  • Also called broken lot.

Other words from odd lot

  • odd-lot, adjective

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 Dudeney
  • An 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 Bartlett
  • They'll miss this odd lot if we lose it—and, of course, we're all honest, Lorimer.

  • "They must be an odd lot," Mrs. Field Mouse remarked to her husband.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • They 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

odd lot

noun
  1. a batch of merchandise that contains less than or more than the usual number of units

  2. stock exchange a number of securities less than the standard trading unit of 100

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