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Tract vs. Lot — What's the Difference?

Tract vs. Lot — What's the Difference?

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Tract

An expanse of land or water.

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

Tract

A specified or limited area of land
Developing a 30-acre tract.

Lot

A great deal; much
Thanks a lot
He played tennis a lot last year

Tract

A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function
The alimentary tract.
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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.

Tract

A bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function.

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.

Tract

(Archaic) A stretch or lapse of time.

Lot

Divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
The contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday

Tract

A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group.

Lot

A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.

Tract

The verses from Scripture sung after the gradual in the Roman Catholic Mass during penitential seasons such as Lent or as part of a Requiem.

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.

Tract

An area or expanse.
An unexplored tract of sea

Lot

A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.

Tract

(anatomy) A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.

Lot

Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.

Tract

A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.

Lot

An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.

Tract

A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.

Lot

A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.

Tract

A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.

Lot

A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.

Tract

Continued or protracted duration, length, extent

Lot

The complete grounds of a film studio.

Tract

(Roman Catholicism) Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.

Lot

The outdoor area of a film studio.

Tract

(obsolete) Continuity or extension of anything.

Lot

An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.

Tract

(obsolete) Traits; features; lineaments.

Lot

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.

Tract

(obsolete) The footprint of a wild animal.

Lot

The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.

Tract

(obsolete) Track; trace.

Lot

One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.

Tract

(obsolete) Treatment; exposition.

Lot

To apportion by lots; allot.

Tract

(obsolete) To pursue, follow; to track.

Lot

To divide (land) into lots.

Tract

(obsolete) To draw out; to protract.

Lot

To divide (goods) into lots for sale.

Tract

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.
The church clergy at that time writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared.

Lot

A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so

Tract

Something drawn out or extended; expanse.

Lot

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery

Tract

A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.
A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow tract of earth.

Lot

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

Tract

Traits; features; lineaments.
The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his countenance is a great weakness.

Lot

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot

Tract

The footprint of a wild beast.

Lot

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city

Tract

Track; trace.
Efface all tract of its traduction.
But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon,Leaving no tract behind.

Lot

That which happens without human design or forethought.

Tract

Treatment; exposition.

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

Tract

Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.

Lot

The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.

Tract

Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.

Lot

A prize in a lottery.

Tract

Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; - so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.

Lot

Allotment; lottery.

Tract

To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.

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.

Tract

An extended area of land

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.

Tract

A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose

Lot

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Tract

A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

Lot

To count or reckon (on or upon).

Tract

A bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

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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