1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

e.g. a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money
he made a mint on the stock market
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
it must have cost plenty
a slew of journalists
a wad of money

Synonym: batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainpasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad