The difference between Deal and Lot

When used as nouns, deal means a division, a portion, a share, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.

When used as verbs, deal means to distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share, whereas lot means to allot.

Deal is also adjective with the meaning: made of deal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deal and Lot

  1. Deal as a noun (obsolete):

    A division, a portion, a share.

    Examples:

    "We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king."

  2. Deal as a noun (often followed by ''of''):

    An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by or ).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: batch flock good deagreat deahatfuheap load lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew"

  1. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one's portion or share.

    Examples:

    "The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory."

  2. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To administer or give out, as in small portions.

  3. Deal as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To distribute cards to the players in a game.

    Examples:

    "I was dealt four aces."

    "The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt."

  4. Deal as a verb (baseball):

    To pitch.

    Examples:

    "The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger."

  5. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To have dealings or business.

  6. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To conduct oneself, to behave.

  7. Deal as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To take action; to act.

  8. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To trade professionally (followed by in).

    Examples:

    "She deals in gold."

  9. Deal as a verb (transitive):

    To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

    Examples:

    "This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs."

  10. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To be concerned with.

  11. Deal as a verb (intransitive):

    To handle, to manage, to cope.

    Examples:

    "I can't deal with this."

    "I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal."

  1. Deal as a noun (archaic, _, in general sense):

    An act of dealing or sharing out.

  2. Deal as a noun:

    The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

    Examples:

    "I didn’t have a good deal all evening."

    "I believe it's your deal."

  3. Deal as a noun:

    A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction

    Examples:

    "We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight."

  4. Deal as a noun:

    Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

  5. Deal as a noun:

    An agreement between parties; an arrangement

    Examples:

    "He made a deal with the devil."

  6. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A situation, occasion, or event.

    Examples:

    "What's the deal?"

  7. Deal as a noun (informal):

    A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

    Examples:

    "The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork."

  1. Deal as a noun (uncountable):

    Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

  2. Deal as a noun (countable):

    A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

  3. Deal as a noun (countable, archaic):

    A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.

  1. Deal as an adjective:

    Made of deal.

    Examples:

    "A plain deal table"

  1. Lot as a noun:

    A large quantity or number; a great deal.

    Examples:

    "to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so"

  2. Lot as a noun:

    A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a lot of stationery"

  3. Lot as a noun:

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

  4. Lot as a noun (informal):

    A number of people taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a sorry lot; a bad lot'"

  5. Lot as a noun:

    A distinct portion or of land, usually smaller than a field.

    Examples:

    "a building lot in a city"

  6. Lot as a noun:

    That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

  7. Lot as a noun:

    Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

    Examples:

    "to cast lots; to draw lots'"

  8. Lot as a noun:

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

  9. Lot as a noun:

    A prize in a lottery.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Evelyn"

  10. Lot as a noun:

    Allotment; lottery.

  11. Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):

    All members of a set; everything.

    Examples:

    "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."

  12. Lot as a noun:

    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.

  1. Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To allot; to sort; to apportion.

  2. Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):

    To count or reckon (on or upon).

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