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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.
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Origin of odd lot
First recorded in 1895–1900
OTHER WORDS FROM odd lot
odd-lot, adjectiveWords 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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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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