job lot
Americannoun
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a large, often assorted quantity of goods sold or handled as a single transaction.
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a miscellaneous quantity; a quantity of odds and ends.
noun
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a miscellaneous collection of articles sold as a lot
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a collection of cheap or trivial items
Etymology
Origin of job lot
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The 58-year-old said he bought a selection of items from a job lot which included the buttons from Bamfords Auctioneers in Spondon, Derby in July.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
The note was tucked into the sleeve of a 12-inch copy of West End Girls that shop owner Trevor Morris bought in a job lot of vinyl at an auction.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023
On the issue of facultative reinsurance, whereby it insures bundles of risk in a job lot, Swiss Re said it expected to finalise a policy for the oil and gas sector in 2023.
From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2022
Every child of striking families went to school in a parka because a factory sent a job lot.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013
"I stop at David Barney's an' dere she took de goods out o' my pack an' fix up dis job lot fer you," said Eli with a laugh.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott
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