"job lot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: job lots [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|job|lot|t2=one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit}} job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”), {{inh|en|enm|gobbe|t=mass, lump}} Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} job lot (plural job lots)
  1. A large quantity of cheap items.
    Sense id: en-job_lot-en-noun-mwpsCatU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. A quantity of miscellaneous items sold together. Synonyms: hodgepodge
    Sense id: en-job_lot-en-noun-E5Y5ty9W

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