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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Toilets, taps, basins and baths make up the Crapper cluster, with the owner hoping someone will be "en suite" enough to buy it as a job lot, lest the lovely lavs be split up.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
So far, Mills had faced his challenge with good humour, admitting he'd invested in a job lot of nipple plasters before arriving at BBC Broadcasting House.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022
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
There is no natural successor to Beckham, just a job lot of alternatives, one or more of whom may reveal their true international qualities in South Africa this summer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2010
"Did you have your pick, Cliffy," says I, "or was this a job lot you got cheap?"
From Torchy by Brehm, George
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