the lot
noun
: all the things of a group
They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wear …the lot.
This one's the best of the lot.
Examples of the lot in a Sentence
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When Rodriguez asked the department for permission to purchase the lot in July 2022, agency administrators began the process of seeing if other county departments had use for the real estate.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Online reservations for the lot start at $4 per day for travel through May 10 if made before April 14.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
For example, on the lot that’s split, state law gives us the right to build a duplex, and each of those units can be sold separately as a condo — which may cost around 35% as much as a single-family home.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Floor planning is when dealers use a short-term loan to buy new vehicles and the loan is repaid as inventory is sold, so every day the car sits on the lot, the dealer or GM is paying interest on it.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
After the concert, attendees will head to the lot to line up in lanes dedicated to their bus rides home.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Tents line the outside of the lot, and children are jumping around inside inflatables in the middle.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Plans call for relocating the lot landward by about 10 feet from its current spot, and seeding the space between the new lot and the bluff edge with native plants.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
Parking is free; the Metro’s E Line stops directly at the lot’s 26th Street/Bergamot station.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Online reservations for the lot start at $4 per day for travel through May 10 if made before April 14.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
For example, on the lot that’s split, state law gives us the right to build a duplex, and each of those units can be sold separately as a condo — which may cost around 35% as much as a single-family home.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Floor planning is when dealers use a short-term loan to buy new vehicles and the loan is repaid as inventory is sold, so every day the car sits on the lot, the dealer or GM is paying interest on it.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
After the concert, attendees will head to the lot to line up in lanes dedicated to their bus rides home.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Tents line the outside of the lot, and children are jumping around inside inflatables in the middle.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Plans call for relocating the lot landward by about 10 feet from its current spot, and seeding the space between the new lot and the bluff edge with native plants.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
Parking is free; the Metro’s E Line stops directly at the lot’s 26th Street/Bergamot station.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“The lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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