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odd lot

noun

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.

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Also called broken lot.
Compare round lot.

Origin of odd lot

First recorded in 1895–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM odd lot

odd-lot, adjective

Words nearby odd lot

Odd Fellow, oddish, oddity, odd-job, odd-jobman, odd lot, odd-lotter, odd-man, odd man out, odd-man rush, oddment
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Words related to odd lot

different, accidental, casual, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fragmentary, incidental, irregular, occasional, periodic, random, sundry, varied, seasonal

British Dictionary definitions for odd lot

odd lot

noun

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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