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odd lot
n. 1 (context economics English) A block of shares of stock that is not a multiple of some number, usually 100. 2 (context economics English) A set of leftover goods, of a quantity less than an evenly divisible shippable unit, often sold at reduced price.
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Odd lot (disambiguation)
Odd lot may refer to:
- Odd lotter, an investor who purchases shares or other securities in small or unusual quantities
- Odd Lots, a retail store; see Big Lots
- Odd Lot Entertainment, American production company
Usage examples of "odd lot".
They were an odd lot, those frontiers-men, simple and shrewd enough, and as easy-and as difficult-to impose upon as children are.
It seemed the boy had protectors, and an odd lot they were, assuming that the fat little man, Kruppe, was some kind of group leader.
Then when I came along they did a hunt through the Sunday tabloids to find a name for me, and that odd lot is what they came up with.