lot

n. தொகுதி, ஓரினக்கூட்டு, ஓரினக்கூட்டாளிகளின் தொகுதி, யோக விற்பனைக்கான சரக்குக்தொகுதி, சீட்டுக்குலுக்குத்தேர்வு, குலுக்குத் தேர்வு முறை, குலுக்குத் தேர்வு முடிவு, ஊழ்வகுப்பமைவு, ஊழ்க்கூறு, யோகம், ஊழ்வாய்ப்பு நிலை, பாக்கியம், செல்வவாய்ப்பு, பங்கு, தனிப்பொறுப்பு, கடமை, வரி, பங்கீட்டுக்கூறு, நிலப்பங்கீட்டு கூறு, நிலக்கூறு. நிலப்பகுதி, (பே-வ.)பெரிய அளவு, ஏராளம், (வினை) நிலம் பங்கிட்டுக் கொடு, சரக்குக் கூறிடு. பொருள் பாத்தீடு செய்.

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Lot, n. Etym: [AS. hlot; akin to hleótan to cast lots, OS. hl lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. Allot, Lotto, Lottery.] 1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. Spenser. 2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots. The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Prov. xvi. 33. If we draw lots, he speeds. Shak. 3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning. O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear. Milton. He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. Pope. 4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot. I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. Walpole. 5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city. The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. Kent. 6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so. [Colloq.] He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business. W. Black. 7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] Evelyn. To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of. -- To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. -- To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. -- To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See Scot. Lot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lotting.] Defn: To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.] To lot on or upon, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]