noun

lot

Translation

lot, plot, batch

We have a lot of work to do.

They bought a lot to build a house.

They bought a plot to build a house.

This parking lot is full.

This car park is full.

a lot of ((uncountable noun)) a large amount of sth. There is a lot of traffic.

a lot of ((plural noun)) a large number of things She has a lot of friends.

a ((parking/vacant)) lot an area of land They parked in the empty lot.

Synonyms: (amount) much, many, plenty; (land) plot, parcel

From Proto-Germanic '*khlutom', an object used to determine shares or fate.

Imagine a parking 'lot' with 'a lot of' cars to remember both meanings.