lot

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot

lots of people think so

A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.

a lot of stationery

The Lord divided the land to the tribes, each according to his lot.

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

A number of people taken collectively.

a sorry lot

a bad lot

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

a building lot in a city

The defendants leased a house and lot, in the City of New-York

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Sometimes the contractor would lot the work out to some sub-contractor, and he, after the men had worked for a month, would run away, and we should never see the colour of his money.

To count or reckon (on or upon).

A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin; rare today.