job lot


job lot

noun

Definition of JOB LOT

1
: a miscellaneous collection of goods for sale as a lot usually to a retailer
2
: a miscellaneous and usually inferior collection or group

Examples of JOB LOT

  1. The warehouse bought the pieces as a job lot.

First Known Use of JOB LOT

1851

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