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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

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