"odd lot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: odd lots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} odd lot (plural odd lots)
  1. (finance) A block of shares of stock that is not a multiple of some number, usually 100. Coordinate_terms: round lot
    Sense id: en-odd_lot-en-noun-l5o5THss Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
  2. (economics) A set of leftover goods, of a quantity less than an evenly divisible shippable unit, often sold at reduced price. Synonyms: closeout, remainder Translations (set of leftover goods): jäännöserä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-odd_lot-en-noun-VnaCr6Bn Categories (other): Economics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 72 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 83 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 78 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 79 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 70 14 Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'set of leftover goods': 1 92 8
  3. (figuratively, by extension) An incomplete set or collection or assorted mix of items. Tags: broadly, figuratively Derived forms: odd lotter
    Sense id: en-odd_lot-en-noun-8Ak3vXDI

Inflected forms

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