batch

[ bach ]

/ bætʃ /

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noun

a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.

the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete.

the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking.

Computers.

a group of jobs, data, or programs treated as a unit for computer processing.
batch processing.

Glassmaking.

a quantity of raw materials mixed in proper proportions and prepared for fusion into glass.
the material so mixed.

verb (used with object)

to combine, mix, or process in a batch.

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Origin of batch

1400–50; late Middle English bache, akin to bacan to bake; compare Old English gebæc, German Gebäck batch

SYNONYMS FOR batch

1 group, lot, number, bunch, gang, set, pack, flock, troop.

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Words nearby batch

batan islands, batangas, batata, batavia, batavian, batch, batch plant, batch processing, bate, bateau, bateau neck

Definition for batch (2 of 2)

batch²

[ bach ]

/ bætʃ /

verb (used without object), noun

bach.

Origin of batch

tch to clarify and normalize pronunciation

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Example sentences from the Web for batch

And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Make a batch of these rum balls, climb into a onesie, and let your favorite movie do the rest.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He reminds Bob that “your people” destroyed Terminus, forcing its batch of psychos to survive “out here like everybody else.”
The Walking Dead’s Most Gruesome Scene Yet: ‘A Man’s Gotta Eat’|Melissa Leon|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As soon as I got a batch big enough for my first one, I just developed it.
These Photographs Would Die Without Him|Dale Eisinger|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Add to that a batch of misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges and a few felony drug raps, and it was time to move.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said the videttes had captured a batch of letters, mostly of no moment, but some too mischievous to be let to pass.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker|S. Weir Mitchell
"He wasn't always lucky," commented Bucks, signing a batch of letters.
Held for Orders|Frank H. Spearman
He is just now laughing heartily at a batch of the schoolmaster's scholars who are casting lots close at hand.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
The girl bought a batch of picture sets while Hall was on the phone.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase
We got the first batch aboard about midnight, blind to the world, and the others straggled in at all hours next morning.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for batch (1 of 2)

batch¹

/ (bætʃ) /

noun

a group or set of usually similar objects or people, esp if sent off, handled, or arriving at the same time

the bread, cakes, etc, produced at one baking

the amount of a material needed for an operation

Also called: batch loaf a tall loaf having a close texture and a thick crust on the top and bottom, baked as part of a batch: the sides of each loaf are greased so that they will pull apart after baking to have pale crumby sides; made esp in Scotland and IrelandCompare pan loaf

verb (tr)

to group (items) for efficient processing

to handle by batch processing

Word Origin for batch

C15 bache; related to Old English bacan to bake; compare Old English gebæc batch, German Gebäck

British Dictionary definitions for batch (2 of 2)

batch²

bach

/ (bætʃ) /

verb Australian and NZ informal

(intr) (of a man) to do his own cooking and housekeeping

to live alone

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