The difference between Fortune and Lot

When used as nouns, fortune means destiny, especially favorable, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.

When used as verbs, fortune means to happen, take place, whereas lot means to allot.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fortune and Lot

  1. Fortune as a noun:

    Destiny, especially favorable.

    Examples:

    "She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."

  2. Fortune as a noun:

    A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

  3. Fortune as a noun:

    A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

  4. Fortune as a noun:

    The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

  5. Fortune as a noun:

    Good luck.

    Examples:

    "'Fortune favors the brave."

  6. Fortune as a noun:

    One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.

    Examples:

    "He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East."

    "My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous."

    "Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars."

  7. Fortune as a noun:

    A large amount of money.

    Examples:

    "That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?"

  1. Fortune as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To happen, take place.

  2. Fortune as a verb:

    To provide with a fortune.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Richardson"

  3. Fortune as a verb:

    To presage; to tell the fortune of.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  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).