batch — a quantity of goods produced at one time
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a quantity of goods produced at one time
Pronunciation (IPA): /bætʃ/
Example Sentences
- My mom's first batch of kimchi exploded in the fridge.
- The factory produces 1000 phones per batch.
- I accidentally deleted the whole batch of vacation photos.
batch
NOUN[/bætʃ/]
a quantity of goods produced at one time
The bakery baked a fresh batch of bread this morning.
The computer processed the files in one batch overnight.
The workers finished one batch, caught the deadline, and dispatched the boxes.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Middle English 'bache', originally meaning 'baking'. The term initially referred to the quantity of bread baked in one oven session, gradually extending to denote any quantity of items produced or made together in a single operation.
Breakdown
bache (baking, from the act of baking) + -tch (suffix forming nouns of action or result), evolving to 'batch' to denote a set quantity produced at one time.
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📝Examples
“My mom's first batch of kimchi exploded in the fridge.”
“The factory produces 1000 phones per batch.”
“I accidentally deleted the whole batch of vacation photos.”
“The computer will batch process all the data overnight.”
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