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lotting

lotting

6.3
Dividing land into separate pieces to sell or build on
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : parcelación
  • The lotting of the farmland allowed several families to purchase their own plots.

Examples

  • The lotting of the land was completed last week.

  • City officials approved the lotting plan for the new residential neighborhood.

  • After the lotting process, the company sold each parcel to different developers.

  • The city council approved the lotting plan yesterday.

  • The lotting of the new development will begin next week, allowing buyers to select their preferred parcels.

  • During the lotting process, the land was divided into smaller sections for individual sale.

  • The city council approved the lotting of the area to create more housing options for residents.

Synonyms

allotment
vslotting
  • UK
5 4.6

The giving out of things according to a plan

is about dividing land into separate pieces, not giving items to people
parcellation
vslotting
  • UK
1 8.9

The act of dividing land or other areas into smaller parts

is the process of dividing land into separate units rather than general areas
parceling
vslotting
  • US
1 5.1

Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people

applies specifically to dividing land rather than objects or shares
apportioning
vslotting
1 7.5

Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan

concerns splitting land into distinct areas rather than sharing among groups
platting
vslotting
  • Specialized
7.6

The process of dividing land into lots for building or sale

focuses on splitting land into separate units rather than mapping them

How Divided

subdivision
  • US
38 4.1
lotting
  • Specialized
6.3
parceling
  • US
1 5.1
holding
86 3.9

Surface Forms

lotting singular
lottings plural

Morphology

lotting = lot (transparent) = lot + ing

Formed by the verb 'lot' + the productive gerund/nominalizing suffix '-ing', making the action or process clear.

Etymology

Lotting comes from the old word lot, meaning 'share' or 'piece of land', and you can see the same idea in a parking lot, so when land is lotted it is divided into separate 'shares' or plots.