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Difference Between Lots of and A Lot of. Summary: These expressions are used in informal English.The Difference Between Lots of and A Lot of is that A lot of / lots of mean ‘a great quantity of’ or a ‘large number of’. A lot of and lots of can be used before a countable or an uncountable noun. A lot of and lots of are common in spoken English and sound quite informal. Lots of is slightly more informal than a lot of. In more formal spoken and written English, we often use many, much, plenty, a large number of and a large amount of. Read Can Informal Employment Actually Reduce Poverty. How big is the informal economy? A majority of the world's workforce is informal. The International Labour Organization released the first-ever estimates of the world's informal labour force in 2018: 61% of the world's workers earn their livings in the informal economy. Some say that lots is the plural form of a lot of. While that may have been the case in the beginning, now they are more like synonyms, with lots being even slightly more informal than a lot of. Both can be used with singular or plural objects.

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a lot

many, a large number: There are a lot of pencils in the package.
Not to be confused with:
allot – distribute or parcel out; set apart: Allot no more than thirty percent of your income for rent.
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lot

Is Lots Of Formal Or Informal

(lŏt)n.1. a lot or lotsInformal
a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.
b. Used adverbially to mean 'to a great degree or extent' or 'frequently': felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.
c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.
d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.
e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.
2.
a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.
d. The outdoor area of a film studio.
3.
a. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots to see who will go first.
b. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.
c. The determination or choice so made: The lot fell on the widow's only son.
d. One's fortune in life; one's fate: It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
tr.v.lot·ted, lot·ting, lots
2. To divide (land) into lots.
[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]

Lot

(lŏt)
In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.
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Adv.1.a lot - to a very great degree or extent; 'I feel a lot better'; 'we enjoyed ourselves very much'; 'she was very much interested'; 'this would help a great deal'
a good deal, a great deal, lots, very much, much
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Is Lots Informal Fallacies

hromada
multeofte
hyvin paljonpaljonusein
gyakransok
bastantemuitamuitoum monte
mångaofta

lot

(lot) noun
1. a person's fortune or fate. It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky. noodlot نَصيب съдба destino osud das Los lod; skæbne γραφτό, ριζικό suerte, destino saatus سرنوشت kohtalo destinéeגורל ढेर sudbina sok(at) nasib hlutskipti destino 運命 운명 dalia, likimas liktenis nasib lotskjebne, loddlos سر نوشت،قسمت destino soartă участь osud usoda kob lott, öde ดวง talih, alın yazısı 運氣，命運 доля; жереб قسمت vận mệnh 运气
Is Lots Informal
2. a separate part. She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away. klomp مَجْموعَة من السِّلَع من نَفْس النَّوْع част lote část der Anteil del ποσότητα, φουρνιάlote osa تکه؛ قسمت osa lotפריט, מנה बहुत बडी़ संख्या dio rakás, csomó bagian terpisah hluti; slatti parte ひと山 몫 rinkinys, komplektas, sklypas (preču, izstrādājumu) partija selonggok portiedel, partipartia ټوكر،ټوټه lote parte, lot партия, часть časť del deo del, parti ส่วนแบ่ง yığın, grup 一部份 партія الگ حصہ mớ; đống 一部份
3. one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction. Are you going to bid for lot 28? lot بِضاعَه تُباع في مَزاد عَلَني няколко предмета, който се продават едновременно на търг lote položka der Posten nummer παρτίδα, τεμάχιοlote partii جنس؛ کالا tavaraerä lot קְבוּצַת פְּרִיטִים स्थान विशेष, भाग्य predmet tétel kelompok hlutur lotto ひと組 제비뽑기, 추첨 aukcione parduodamas daiktas/daiktų partija loze lot partijnummerartykuł, obiekt اجناس،كالى lote obiect vândut la licitaţie лот(ы) položka predmet na dražbi stavka nummer สิ่งของในการประมูล müzayedede satışa çıkan mal(lar) 一件，一批 лот مجموعہ mặt hàng 一批
lots noun plural
a large quantity or number. lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party. baie, klomp أعداد أو كميات كبيرَه много montes spousta die Masse meget; en masse ένα σωρό mucho palju بسیار؛ فراوان paljon beaucoup deהרבה काफ़ी तादाद mnogo rengeteg banyak margir; mikið molto たくさん 많음 daugybė, gausybė milzums; liels vairums ramai; banyak een heleboelmange, massevismnóstwo ډير،په زياته كچه montes o mulţime de множество hŕba, kopa mnogo mnogo många, mycket, massa, massor มาก çok miktarda 許多 велика кількість; безліч بڑی تعداد یا مقدار nhiều 许多
a lot

Is Lots Informal Meaning

a large quantity or number. What a lot of letters! klomp كميّه كبيرَه أو عدد كبير много um monte hromada viel mange; meget; en masse πολύς, μεγάλος αριθμός ή ποσότητα mucho palju بسیار؛ زیاد paljon beaucoup deהרבה पर्याप्त मात्रा mnoštvo sok, rengeteg banyak fjöldi, hellingur molto たくさん 많은 daugybė, daug milzums; liels vairums banyaknya veelen hel massewiele ډير um grande número mulţime de много hromada mnogo gomila en massa จำนวนมาก çok 許多 багато بڑی مقدار یا تعداد nhiều 许多
draw/cast lotsdraw
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Crossword clues for 'A LOT, INFORMALLY'

ClueAnswer
A lot, informally (5)LOADS
Cargoes (5)
Masses; cargoes (5)
Tons, oodles (5)
Fills, as a washer (5)
Washing jobs (5)
A bunch (5)
Readies, as a rifle (5)
Trucker's units (5)
Tons, lots (5)
Heavy weights to be carried (5)
Washing units (5)

Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for A LOT, INFORMALLY [loads]

Is Lots Informal

We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word loads will help you to finish your crossword today. We've arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find.

3 letter words

GOB - LOT - POT - WAD

4 letter words

A LOT - ALOT - ATON - DEAL - HEAP - LOTS - MASS - MESS - MINT - PACK - PECK - PILE - POTS - RAFT - REAM - SLEW - TONS

5 letter words

A SLEW - BATCH - LOADS - OCEAN - RAFTS - REAMS - SCADS - SIGHT - SPATE - STACK - STOWS

6 letter words

MASSES - NUMBER - OCEANS - OODLES - PACKET - PLENTY - UMTEEN

7 letter words

BURDENS - JILLION - MILLION - SLATHER - TIDY SUM - UMPTEEN

8 letter words

GOOD DEAL - LASHINGS - QUANTITY - THOUSAND

9 letter words

GREAT DEAL

12 letter words

CONSIGNMENTS - LARGE AMOUNTS

Definition of loads

  • plural of load
  • lots, plenty; 'I've got loads of them thanks'

Anagrams of loads

ALDOS


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