"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. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-odd_lot-en-noun-l5o5THss 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. Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms (leftover goods for sale): closeout, remainder Translations (set of leftover goods): jäännöserä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-odd_lot-en-noun-VnaCr6Bn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'leftover goods for sale': 14 86 Disambiguation of 'set of leftover goods': 6 94

Inflected forms

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