Lot vs. Package — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lot and Package
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Lot
A large number or amount; a great deal
We had lots of fun
A lot can happen in eight months
They took a lot of abuse
There are a lot of actors in the cast
Package
A wrapped or boxed object; a parcel
A package arrived in the mail.
Lot
A great deal; much
Thanks a lot
He played tennis a lot last year
Package
A container or wrapping in which something is stored, transported, or sold
Had trouble opening the package.
Lot
A river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles) west to meet the River Garonne south-east of Bordeaux.
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Package
A commodity, such as food, contained in a package and sold as a unit
A package of peanuts.
Lot
(in the Bible) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19). His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.
Package
A combination of items considered, offered, or sold as a unit
A vacation travel package.
Lot
Divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
The contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday
Package
Vulgar Slang A man's genitals.
Lot
A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.
Package
To place into a package or make a package of.
Lot
Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently"
Felt a lot better.
Ran lots faster.
Doesn't go out a whole lot.
Has seen her lots lately.
Package
To present or publicize in a certain way
Packaged his life story as a romance with a happy ending.
Lot
A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.
Package
To consider, offer, or sell as a unit
Packaged the furniture and the TV at a sale price.
Lot
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
Package
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
Lot
An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.
Package
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
Lot
A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
Package
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
Lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.
Package
The act of packing something.
Lot
The complete grounds of a film studio.
Package
Something resembling a package.
Lot
The outdoor area of a film studio.
Package
A package holiday.
Lot
An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.
Package
A football formation.
The "dime" defensive package
For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
Lot
The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.
Package
The male genitalia.
Lot
The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.
Package
A charge made for packing goods.
Lot
One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
Package
(journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.
Lot
To apportion by lots; allot.
Package
Syn of wrap
Lot
To divide (land) into lots.
Package
To pack or bundle something.
Lot
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
Package
To travel on a package holiday.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so
Package
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery
Package
Act or process of packing.
Lot
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
Package
A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
Lot
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot
Package
A charge made for packing goods.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city
Package
A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Package
A collection of things wrapped or boxed together
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
To cast lots
To draw lots
Package
A wrapped container
Lot
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Package
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
The market for software is expected to expand
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Package
Put into a box;
Box the gift, please
Lot
Allotment; lottery.
Lot
All members of a set; everything.
The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
Lot
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
Lot
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.
Lot
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.
If we draw lots, he speeds.
Lot
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'sEnough to bear.
He was but born to tryThe lot of man - to suffer and to die.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; 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.
Lot
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.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so.
He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Lot
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Lot
A parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
He bought a lot on the lake
Lot
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
Whatever my fortune may be
Deserved a better fate
Has a happy lot
The luck of the Irish
A victim of circumstances
Success that was her portion
Lot
Any collection in its entirety;
She bought the whole caboodle
Lot
An unofficial association of people or groups;
The smart set goes there
They were an angry lot
Lot
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
The luck of the draw
They drew lots for it
Lot
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
Lot
Divide into lots, as of land, for example
Lot
Administer or bestow, as in small portions;
Administer critical remarks to everyone present
Dole out some money
Shell out pocket money for the children
Deal a blow to someone
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