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lot

batch, lot

noun LOH Less Common
Numbers & Measures Quantities

Origin: Old French lot, from Germanic

Also means

prize (in a lottery)

Usage Note

Lot covers a batch or set of items (un lot de marchandises — 'a lot of goods'), a lottery prize (le gros lot — 'the jackpot'), and informally someone's fate or lot in life. Tirer le gros lot means 'to hit the jackpot'. In everyday speech un lot can also refer to a property parcel.

Examples

"Elle a gagné le gros lot à la loterie."

Natural Translation

She won the jackpot in the lottery.

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