batches

Noun

batch (plural batches)

1. The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
   • We made a batch of cookies to take to the party.
   1. (broadly) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
      • We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom.
2. (collective) A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
   • a new batch of Lordsc. 1710-1720, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Epistle to Lord Hervey on the King's Birthday

   Synonyms:

   group, lot

   1. (collective, rare) A group of bakers.
      • A batch of bakers came to Copenhagen from Vienna, Austria, upon request.2024, Dr. Avin Thaliath, A Baker’s Journey: Science in the Art of Baking, Partridge Publishing India
   2. (collective) A set of data to be processed at one time.
      • The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control.
   3. (India, Philippines, collective) A graduating class; school class.
      • She was the valedictorian of Batch ’73.

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