# job lot

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A large quantity of cheap items.
2. A quantity of miscellaneous items sold together.

## Etymology
Early 19th century. From job + lot (“one or more items auctioned or sold as a unit”). The first part is possibly from Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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