odd lot
noun
: a number or quantity other than the usual unit in transactions
especially
: a quantity of less than 100 shares of stock
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The address is listed as Joe Piper Inc., a distributor of odd lot paperboard.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
Occasionally, odd lot liquidations of fix-to-float bonds appear on financial platforms.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
Choreo wasn’t just for the women of MIA as charismatic rapper Bobby Shmurda’s vibrant set had an odd lot dancing cast that included women in tutus and hype men in angel wings stalking the stage.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Sep. 2021
Merchants in Trump Heights will be required to sell Trump wine and any remaining odd lots of Trump mattresses and steaks and Ivanka Trump clothing.
—Dana Milbank, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2019
These stories about an ever-expanding odd lot of San Francisco residents began as a newspaper serial and became a nine-volume print bestseller and a PBS mini-series.
—Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
Occasionally, odd lot liquidations of fix-to-float bonds appear on financial platforms.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
Choreo wasn’t just for the women of MIA as charismatic rapper Bobby Shmurda’s vibrant set had an odd lot dancing cast that included women in tutus and hype men in angel wings stalking the stage.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Sep. 2021
Merchants in Trump Heights will be required to sell Trump wine and any remaining odd lots of Trump mattresses and steaks and Ivanka Trump clothing.
—Dana Milbank, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2019
These stories about an ever-expanding odd lot of San Francisco residents began as a newspaper serial and became a nine-volume print bestseller and a PBS mini-series.
—Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
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“Odd lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odd%20lot. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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