Lot (Verb)
Meaning 1
Divide into lots, as of land, for example.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The city planners decided to lot the remaining land into parcels suitable for residential construction.
- To make the sale of the land more manageable, the developer chose to lot it into sections of varying sizes.
- The large farm was decided to lot it into a combination of a residential section and farmland.
- Subdividing the land allowed the developer to lot it into smaller, more affordable parcels.
- The old, abandoned airfield was going to lot the land into both a new subdivision and a wildlife preserve.
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Meaning 2
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.