round lot
Americannoun
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the conventional unit or quantity in which commodities or securities are bought and sold.
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(in a transaction) a quantity of 100 shares of a stock that is active or 10 shares of a stock that is inactive.
Etymology
Origin of round lot
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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It is cheaper to buy thus at wholesale than by piecemeal, because the bookseller will make you a larger discount on a round lot of which you relieve his shelves.
From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand
As a matter of fact, they haven't quite made their arrangements for putting it on the market yet, and the surest way to get some is to bid for a round lot.
From Ranching for Sylvia by Bindloss, Harold
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