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
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Examples of job lot in a Sentence
The warehouse bought the pieces as a job lot.
First Known Use of job lot
1828
JOB LOT Defined for English Language Learners
job lot
noun
Definition of job lot for English Language Learners
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: a collection of goods that are being sold as a group
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