Batch vs. Lot
Batch and Lot Definitions
Batch
An amount produced at one baking
A batch of cookies.
Lot
A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.
Batch
A quantity required for or produced as the result of one operation
Made a batch of cookie dough.
Mixed a batch of cement.
Lot
Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently"
Felt a lot better.
Ran lots faster.
Doesn't go out a whole lot.
Has seen her lots lately.
Batch
A group of persons or things
A batch of tourists.
A whole new batch of problems.
Lot
A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.
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Batch
(Computers) A set of data or jobs to be processed in a single program run.
Lot
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
Batch
Variant of bach.
Lot
An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.
Batch
To assemble or process as a batch.
Lot
A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
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Batch
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.
Lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.
Batch
(by extension) 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.
Lot
The complete grounds of a film studio.
Batch
A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
Lot
The outdoor area of a film studio.
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Batch
(computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.
The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.
Lot
An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.
Batch
A bread roll.
Lot
The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.
Batch
(Philippines) A graduating class; school class.
She was the valedictorian of Batch ’73.
Lot
The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.
Batch
(obsolete) The process of baking.
Lot
One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
Batch
A bank; a sandbank.
Lot
To apportion by lots; allot.
Batch
A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
Lot
To divide (land) into lots.
Batch
(transitive) To aggregate things together into a batch.
The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.
Lot
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
Batch
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.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so
Batch
(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.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery
Batch
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.
Lot
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
Batch
The quantity of bread baked at one time.
Lot
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot
Batch
A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group or collection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a batch of letters; the next batch of business.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city
Batch
All the loaves of bread baked at the same time
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Batch
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Lot
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
Batch
A collection of things or persons to be handled together
Lot
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Batch
Batch together; assemble or process as a batch
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
Allotment; lottery.
Lot
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.
Lot
(historic) 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.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
Lot
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
If we draw lots, he speeds.
Lot
The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot'sEnough to bear.
He was but born to tryThe lot of man - to suffer and to die.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; - colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so.
He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Lot
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Lot
A parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
He bought a lot on the lake
Lot
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
Whatever my fortune may be
Deserved a better fate
Has a happy lot
The luck of the Irish
A victim of circumstances
Success that was her portion
Lot
Any collection in its entirety;
She bought the whole caboodle
Lot
An unofficial association of people or groups;
The smart set goes there
They were an angry lot
Lot
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
The luck of the draw
They drew lots for it
Lot
(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
Lot
Divide into lots, as of land, for example
Lot
Administer or bestow, as in small portions;
Administer critical remarks to everyone present
Dole out some money
Shell out pocket money for the children
Deal a blow to someone
