batch

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noun

ˈbach 

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

batch

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verb (1)

batched; batching; batches

transitive verb

: to bring together or process as a batch

batcher noun

batch

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verb (2)

less common spelling of bach

intransitive verb

: to live as a bachelor

—often used with it

Synonyms

Noun

• array
• assemblage
• band
• bank
• battery
• block
• bunch
• clot
• clump
• cluster
• clutch
• collection
• constellation
• group
• grouping
• huddle
• knot
• lot
• muster
• package
• parcel
• passel
• set
• suite

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

If Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, can make its own reusable rocket fully operational, Amazon will start flinging satellites up into the sky in big batches as SpaceX does. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025

With the right systems in place, brands can move from batch production to real-time content orchestration across markets, channels and formats. —Gully Flowers, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

Verb

Layer 2 solutions were designed specifically to reduce transaction costs by processing operations off-chain and submitting only batched results to the main network. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Note from Chef Emma Lipp: This is more of a method than a recipe, and it can be batched accordingly in size and in personal variations. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English bache; akin to Old English bacan to bake

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1853, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for batch

• bache
• brach
• catch
• hatch
• latch
• mache
• match
• patch
• rach
• scratch
• snatch
• tache

Kids Definition

batch

noun

ˈbach

1

a

: a quantity used or made at one time

a batch of cookies

b

: a group of jobs to be run on a computer at one time with the same program

batch processing

2

: a group of persons or things : lot