variants
or less commonly batch
bached also batched; baching also batching; baches also batches
: to live as a bachelor
—often used with it
New Zealand
: a small house or weekend cottage
1
: the quantity baked at one time : baking
2
a
: the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation
specifically
: a mixture of raw materials ready for fusion into glass
b
: the quantity produced at one operation
c
: a group of jobs (such as programs) that are submitted for processing on a computer and whose results are obtained at a later time
batch processing
compare time-sharing
3
: a quantity (as of persons or things) considered as a group
batched; batching; batches
: to bring together or process as a batch
batcher
noun
Examples of bach in a Sentence
Noun (1)
maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland
Noun (2)
We baked two batches of cookies.
a fresh batch of salsa
mixing another batch of cement
They're hiring another batch of workers.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020
For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast.
—Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Tripathi and her team must prove that this system can handle tons of waste rather than small laboratory batches.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
As whiskey fans already know, Booker’s stands out as being an uncut, unfiltered bourbon, and while the specifics change from batch to batch, there are some constants—the whiskey is usually six to eight years old and between 120 and 130 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
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Noun
Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one.
—Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020
For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast.
—Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
Noun
As part of the investigation, the committee has released multiple batches of documents related to the files, many of which were obtained from the committee’s subpoena to Epstein’s estate.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
Tripathi and her team must prove that this system can handle tons of waste rather than small laboratory batches.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Verb
Lovely as a single serve or batch up in a big jug for the group stages and let your mates help themselves.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
As whiskey fans already know, Booker’s stands out as being an uncut, unfiltered bourbon, and while the specifics change from batch to batch, there are some constants—the whiskey is usually six to eight years old and between 120 and 130 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Bach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bach. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationBiographical Definition
Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer
Bach
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Johann Christian 1735–1782 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German organist and composer
Bach
3 of 4biographical name (3)
Johann Sebastian 1685–1750 German organist and composer
Bach
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer
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