The difference between Batch and Lot

When used as nouns, batch means the quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time, whereas lot means a large quantity or number.

When used as verbs, batch means to aggregate things together into a batch, whereas lot means to allot.

Batch is also adjective with the meaning: of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.

check bellow for the other definitions of Batch and Lot

  1. Batch as a noun:

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

    Examples:

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

  2. Batch as a noun:

    A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

    Examples:

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

  3. Batch as a noun:

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

  4. Batch as a noun (computing):

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

    Examples:

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

  5. Batch as a noun (UK, dialect, Midlands):

    A bread roll.

  6. Batch as a noun (Philippines):

    A graduating class.

    Examples:

    "She was the valedictorian of Batch '73."

  7. Batch as a noun (obsolete):

    The process of baking.

  1. Batch as a verb (transitive):

    To aggregate things together into a batch.

    Examples:

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

  2. Batch as a verb (transitive, computing):

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

    Examples:

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

  1. Batch as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

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

  1. Batch as a noun:

    A bank; a sandbank.

  2. Batch as a noun:

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

  1. Batch as a verb (informal):

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

    Examples:

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

  1. Lot as a noun:

    A large quantity or number; a great deal.

    Examples:

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

  2. Lot as a noun:

    A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a lot of stationery"

  3. Lot as a noun:

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

  4. Lot as a noun (informal):

    A number of people taken collectively.

    Examples:

    "a sorry lot; a bad lot'"

  5. Lot as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "a building lot in a city"

  6. Lot as a noun:

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

  7. Lot as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "to cast lots; to draw lots'"

  8. Lot as a noun:

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

  9. Lot as a noun:

    A prize in a lottery.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Evelyn"

  10. Lot as a noun:

    Allotment; lottery.

  11. Lot as a noun (definite, '''the lot'''):

    All members of a set; everything.

    Examples:

    "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."

  12. Lot as a noun:

    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.

  1. Lot as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To allot; to sort; to apportion.

  2. Lot as a verb (US, informal, dated):

    To count or reckon (on or upon).

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