vacant lot

noun

: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.

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The Sacramento City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an application to the state for 120 tiny homes on a vacant lot at 4290 Mack Road, near Morrison Creek. Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025 Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025 The four-story building would have 57 apartments plus ground-level retail, and be located at the corner of Edmund and Brush, on a vacant lot across from a bright red City Modern apartments building that recently opened. Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025 To add insult to injury, Pfizer abandoned its plan just a few years after the Kelo decision, just as its tax breaks were about to expire and after about $80 million of taxpayer money was spent, and the land remains a vacant lot all these years later. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vacant lot

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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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