A lot/lot

[moseen]

Hello all!
In the sentence below, why is There "Lot" and it don't use "A lot"? If we use "A lot", is it incorrect?

Meet me in the parking lot after the show.

Reference: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/articles/.

 

[Matthew Wai]

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/parking-lot

 

[moseen]

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/parking-lot

Oh, excuse me, I never though that "Parking" and "Lot" don't be separate!

 

[Matthew Wai]

A lot is an area of land used for a particular purpose according to http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/lot_4

 

[Rover_KE]

In the sentence below, why is there "lot" and not "a lot"? If we use "a lot", is it incorrect?

Yes.