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batch

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbætʃ// UK //bˈætʃ// batch Archaic Dialect Informal

n. a group of things that are made or dealt with at the same time. You use this when talking about cookies, emails, or a set of tasks.

n. a quantity of goods produced or processed in one operation. Often refers to a discrete set of data or tasks handled by a computer system without manual intervention.


SIMPLE

I baked a fresh batch of cookies for the party.

CONTEXTUAL

The system processes the payroll in a single batch every Friday night to save on computing resources.

COMPLEX

The quality control team rejected the entire batch of components after discovering a recurring structural flaw that compromised the safety of the final assembly.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English bach, bache, bahche, from Old English bæċċ (“something baked”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-West Germanic bakku, from Proto-Germanic *bakkuz (“baking, baked goods”), cognate with Middle High German becke (“something baked, pastry, baking, bakery”). Related also to Old English bacan (“to bake”), Old English ġebæc (“something baked”), Dutch gebak, German Gebäck, Dutch baksel.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bache, bæcche, from Old English bæċ, beċe (“brook, stream”). Doublet of beck. More at beach.

Etymology 3

Clipping of bachelor (“unmarried adult male”).

Usage

Commonly used with the preposition 'of' followed by a plural noun.

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