job lot

noun

Definition of job lotnext
as in supply

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Recent Examples of job lot Of course, there’s more to it than simply getting a nod from over half a dozen nations to order a job lot of whirlybirds. — David Szondy february 24, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026 Where some other towns operating similar schemes have put together a job lot of houses for €1, Castiglione di Sicilia is pricing the properties according to their condition. — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 25 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for job lot
  1. supply
  2. stock
  3. inventory
  4. stuff
  5. merchandise
  6. commodity
  7. goods
Noun
  • By that point, family members of those on board had raised concerns about dwindling food supplies and low morale.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Over in the oil markets, concerns over supply disruptions slightly eased, after member states of the International Energy Agency agreed to help address rising fuel prices by prioritizing the release of diesel stocks.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • As a result, an investor who held the stock for 25 years now receives annual dividend income that represents a substantial return on their original investment.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • A little over a month ago, a Goldman insider also sold more than $600,000 worth of company stock.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of stock
Noun
  • Other entries about Moore’s property raised questions the inventory itself could not answer.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With the onset of the autumn agricultural harvest and winter heating seasons, domestic distillate inventories, including diesel, continue to trend downward.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventory
Noun
  • At its best, obviously, art is connecting about the vulnerable and interesting good stuff.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • His lore is also deepened, the kills get more intense, all good stuff.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Its second annual Pride Game, against Atlanta on June 26, featured a surrounding celebration with drag performances, Pride merchandise and a halftime lineup featuring Sasha Colby.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Separately, the Dream earlier this year struck an agreement with women’s sports investment firm Monarch Collective to operate their merchandise business.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchandise
Noun
  • At the heart of the call from DA Davidson's Gil Luria is that Micron's memory chips are no longer a commodity in the age of artificial intelligence, so its stock shouldn't trade at such a steep discount to other parts of the semiconductor ecosystem.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Van Dyke has pleaded not guilty to charges including commodities fraud, wire fraud, theft of nonpublic government information, and unlawful use of confidential information for personal gain.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of commodity
Noun
  • Because diesel powers the trucks that move goods across the country, higher oil prices hit every corner of the economy, making everything from groceries to clothing to household essentials more expensive.
    — Sanya Carley, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By 2024, that figure had jumped to 75 percent, enabling Rwandans to start businesses, connect to the digital world, refrigerate goods, and keep schools running.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of goods

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“Job lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/job%20lot. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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