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 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
"We... dispute whether selling off the whole estate in one job lot is the best way of supporting small businesses and the local economies which rely on them," a Guardian of the Arches spokesperson said.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2018
It was run on such a pittance the players were grateful when the sponsors presented them with a job lot of yoghurt and fruit juice.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012
We have just a job lot of weather, and we take it regular—once after each meal, once before goin’ to bed, and repeat if necessary before mornin’.
From Hepsey Burke by Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Noyes)
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