vacant lot
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vacant lot — ➔ lot * * * vacant lot UK US noun [C] ► PROPERTY an area of land that is not built on, usually in a town or city, sometimes one that is available to buy or rent: »The group plans to build 400 houses on vacant lots on the outskirts of the city … Financial and business terms
vacant lot — noun count a piece of land that is not being used … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vacant lot — noun a lot on which there are no permanent buildings • Syn: ↑building site • Hypernyms: ↑lot • Hyponyms: ↑sandlot … Useful english dictionary
vacant lot — noun (C) especially AmE an area of land that is not being used and on which nothing has been built, especially in a city … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
The Vacant Lot — was a short lived comedy sketch show which the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993. The Vacant Lot was extended for another 13 episodes, but the executive at CBC later changed their minds… … Wikipedia
lot — n 1: a portion of land; specif: a measured parcel of contiguous land having fixed boundaries and recorded (as on a plat) with the appropriate authority or office (as a registry of deeds) 2: a single article, a number of units of an article, or a… … Law dictionary
lot — A unit of trading (used to describe a designated number of contracts). For example, a trade quantity of one equals a one lot; a trade quantity of four equals a four lot. Also called cars. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary Another term for a… … Financial and business terms
Lot (real estate) — Articleissues cleanup=June 2008 sections=August 2008In real estate, a lot is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner(s). A lot is essentially considered a parcel of real property in some countries or immovable property… … Wikipedia
lot — n. one s fortune 1) to cast, throw in one s lot with 2) a happy; sorry, unhappy lot 3) one s lot to + inf. (it fell to her lot to break the sad news) object used in deciding by chance 4) by lot (to choose by lot) plot of ground (esp. AE) 5) an… … Combinatory dictionary
vacant — va|cant [ˈveıkənt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free ] 1.) a vacant seat, building, room or piece of land is empty and available for someone to use ▪ Only a few apartments were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
