Batch vs. Lot

Batch vs. Lot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Batch and Lot

Batchnoun

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.

Lotnoun

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

to spend a lot of money;lots of people think so

Batchnoun

A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom.

Lotnoun

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

a lot of stationery

Batchnoun

A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

Lotnoun

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

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Batchnoun

(computing) A set of data to be processed with one execution of a program.

The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.

Lotnoun

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.

a sorry lot; a bad lot

Batchnoun

A bread roll.

Lotnoun

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

a building lot in a city

Batchnoun

(Philippines) A graduating class.

She was the valedictorian of Batch '73.

Lotnoun

That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.

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Batchnoun

(obsolete) The process of baking.

Lotnoun

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.

to cast lots;to draw lots

Batchnoun

A bank; a sandbank.

Lotnoun

The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.

Batchnoun

A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.

Lotnoun

A prize in a lottery.

Batchverb

(transitive) To aggregate things together into a batch.

The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.

Lotnoun

Allotment; lottery.

Batchverb

To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process.

The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning.

Lotnoun

All members of a set; everything.

The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.

Batchverb

(informal) To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.

I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister.

Lotnoun

An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

Batchadjective

Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.

The plant had two batch assembly lines for packaging, as well as a continuous feed production line.

Lotverb

To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Batchnoun

all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

Lotverb

To count or reckon (on or upon).

Batchnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plenty

Lotnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

a batch of lettersa deal of troublea lot of moneyhe made a mint on the stock marketit must have cost plenty

Batchnoun

a collection of things or persons to be handled together

Lotnoun

a parcel of land having fixed boundaries;

he bought a lot on the lake

Batchverb

batch together; assemble or process as a batch

Lotnoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);

whatever my fortune may bedeserved a better fatehas a happy lotthe luck of the Irisha victim of circumstancessuccess that was her portion

Lotnoun

any collection in its entirety;

she bought the whole caboodle

Lotnoun

an unofficial association of people or groups;

the smart set goes therethey were an angry lot

Lotnoun

anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;

the luck of the drawthey drew lots for it

Lotnoun

(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Lotverb

divide into lots, as of land, for example

Lotverb

administer or bestow, as in small portions;

administer critical remarks to everyone presentdole out some moneyshell out pocket money for the childrendeal a blow to someone