Lot vs. Prize — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lot and Prize
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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
Prize
A prize is an award to be given to a person, a group of people like a sports team, or organization to recognize and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them.
Lot
A great deal; much
Thanks a lot
He played tennis a lot last year
Prize
Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.
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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Prize
Something offered or won in a lottery or similar game of chance.
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.
Prize
Something worth striving for; a highly desirable possession.
Lot
Divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
The contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday
Prize
Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.
Lot
A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.
Prize
Chiefly Southern US Something used as a lever or for prying.
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.
Prize
Offered or given as a prize
A prize cup.
Lot
A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.
Prize
Given a prize, or likely to win a prize
A prize cow.
Lot
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
Prize
Worthy of a prize; first-class
Our prize azaleas.
Lot
An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.
Prize
To value highly; esteem or treasure.
Lot
A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
Prize
To estimate the worth of; evaluate.
Lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.
Prize
To move or force with a lever; pry
Prized open the antique chest.
Lot
The complete grounds of a film studio.
Prize
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
Lot
The outdoor area of a film studio.
Prize
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
Lot
An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.
Prize
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
Lot
The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.
Prize
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Lot
The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.
Prize
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
Lot
One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
Prize
(obsolete) A contest for a reward; competition.
Lot
To apportion by lots; allot.
Prize
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
Lot
To divide (land) into lots.
Prize
Obsolete form of price
Lot
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
Prize
To consider highly valuable; to esteem.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so
Prize
(obsolete) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery
Prize
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.
Lot
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
Prize
(obsolete) To compete in a prizefight.
Lot
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot
Prize
Having won a prize; award-winning.
A prize vegetable
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city
Prize
; exceptional.
He was a prize fool.
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Prize
That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
His own prize,Whom formerly he had in battle won.
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
Prize
Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
I'll never wrestle for prize more.
I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
Lot
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Prize
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Prize
Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Lot
Allotment; lottery.
Prize
A contest for a reward; competition.
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.
Prize
A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.
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.
Prize
Estimation; valuation.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
Prize
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
Lot
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Prize
To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
A goodly price that I was prized at.
I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
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.
Prize
To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
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.
Prize
Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery;
The prize was a free trip to Europe
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.
Prize
Goods or money obtained illegally
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.
Prize
Something given as a token of victory
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.
Prize
Hold dear;
I prize these old photographs
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.
Prize
To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open;
The burglar jimmied the lock
Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Prize
Regard highly; think much of;
I respect his judgement
We prize his creativity
Lot
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Prize
Of superior grade;
Choice wines
Prime beef
Prize carnations
Quality paper
Select peaches
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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