Difference between Deal and Lot

What is the difference between Deal and Lot?

Deal as a noun is a division, a portion, a share. while Lot as a noun is a large quantity or number; a great deal.

Deal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made of deal.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A division, a portion, a share. An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ). An act of dealing or sharing. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain. An agreement between parties; an arrangement A situation, occasion, or event. A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object. Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share. To administer or give out, as in small portions. To distribute cards to the players in a game. To pitch. To have dealings or business. To take action; to act. To trade professionally (followed by in). To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. To be concerned with. To handle, to manage, to cope.

Example sentence: I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

Lot

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large quantity or number; a great deal.A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.A number of people taken collectively.A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.A prize in a lottery.Allotment; lottery.

Example sentence: We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

We hope you now know whether to use Deal or Lot in your sentence.

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