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 batch in a Sentence
Noun
We baked two batches of cookies.
a fresh batch of salsa
mixing another batch of cement
They're hiring another batch of workers.
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Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In another batch of letters shared later in the afternoon, Trump said tariffs would be set at 25% for Tunisia, 30% for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32% for Indonesia, 35% for Bangladesh and Serbia, and 36% for Cambodia and Thailand.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 July 2025
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
There are also plenty of recipes that can be made and frozen-ahead, which makes baking a second (or third) batch a smart idea.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
These pipelines must evolve beyond rigid batch jobs toward flexible, scalable flows that support high-volume and low-latency requirements.
—Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In another batch of letters shared later in the afternoon, Trump said tariffs would be set at 25% for Tunisia, 30% for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32% for Indonesia, 35% for Bangladesh and Serbia, and 36% for Cambodia and Thailand.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 July 2025
Verb
Edit, convert, compress, and batch process your documents in one place and with ease.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
There are also plenty of recipes that can be made and frozen-ahead, which makes baking a second (or third) batch a smart idea.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for batch
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“Batch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batch. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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