batch

Definition

  • n. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
  • n. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • n. a collection of things or persons to be handled together
  • v. batch together; assemble or process as a batch

Word forms

Present participle
batching
Past participle
batched
Past tense
batched
Third person singular
batches

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The bakery made a fresh batch of cookies this morning.

  2. v.

    We need to batch the orders before shipping them out.

  3. n.

    The software can handle a batch of data efficiently.