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lotta

/ˈlɒtə/US/ˈlɑtə/

lotta is the contraction of lot.

Meaning of lot

Noun

lot (plural lots)

  1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
    • win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot
    Synonyms:
    load, mass, pile
  2. A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.
    • a lot of stationery
    Synonyms:
    batch, collection, group, set
  3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
    • This is an important lot. Very sorry, but we can't go on with the selling until we know more where we are.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
  4. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
    • a sorry lot
    Synonyms:
    crowd, gang, group
  5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
    • a building lot in a city
    Synonyms:
    allotment, parcel, plot
  6. That which happens without human design or forethought.
    • But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book), Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 1

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Proper noun capitalized: Lotta

Lotta

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Charlotta.
    • Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Teschner of 186 East 75th St. announce the engagement of their daughter Rosebud Lotta to Dr. Myer Solls-Cohen of Philadelphia.1924 December 30, “Married”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • His wife, Lotta Turner Beale, died in 1976.1990 November 7, Richard Pearson, “Earle G. Beale”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2021

Words that rhyme with lotta

Questions about lotta

What does lotta mean?
Lotta means a diminutive of the female given name Charlotta.
What is lotta the contraction of?
Lotta is the contraction of lot.
What part of speech is lotta?
Lotta is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lotta?
Lotta is pronounced /ˈlɒtə/ (UK).

Words near lotta in the dictionary

  1. lotsa
  2. lotsful
  3. Lotspeich
  4. Lotspeichs
  5. Lott
  6. lotta
  7. Lottah
  8. lotte
  9. lotted
  10. lotter
  11. lotteries

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