Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

job lot

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables
job lot
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large quantity of cheap items.

noun

A quantity of miscellaneous items sold together.

Etymology

Early 19th century. From job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”). The first part is possibly from Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

job lots (plural)

Synonyms

bouillabaisse bric-a-brac catch-all clamjamfrey cocktail rummage salad anthology gallery gatherum congeries crazyquilt

Questions

What does job lot mean?
A large quantity of cheap items.
Where does job lot come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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