used-car lot
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2.8
- noun
- /juːzd kɑr lɑt/
- US
:
concesionario de autos usados
- Tony's used car lot on Ashland is burning as we speak.
- go to a used-car lot
- used-car lot with pennants
- small used-car lot
Examples
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Then we'll go to a used car lot and get another car.
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He owned a used car lot.
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We passed a few used car lots last night down this way.
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I heard Bob was doing really good with his used car lot out in Arizona.
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I bought the car for $2,800.00 from a used car lot.
Blog text (18) -
And the number of used-car lots in this country has risen dramatically over the last year.
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Spud also owned the used-car lot next door.
Fiction book (1990) -
I pass a small used-car lot, another boarded-up building, and several machine shops still in operation.
Academic text (2011) -
He works at Big Daddy Dennis's Used Car Lot down on Chapman.
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The dealer owns a large used-car lot where customers can find various vehicles for sale.
Synonyms
102
3.9
A business that sells new and used cars to local customers
Surface Forms
Morphology
used-car + lot
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'used car' (a secondhand vehicle) + 'lot' (a piece of land for displaying/selling). A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer this refers to a plot where used cars are displayed and sold; the compound follows a common, cross-linguistic noun-noun composition pattern and is therefore transparent.
Etymology
The name used-car lot comes from the simple image of a lot, an open piece of land where used cars are parked for sale. So, used-car lot means 'a place that sells used cars'.