batch
noun · verb · adjective
Simple meaning
All the loaves of bread baked at the same time.
Pronunciation
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bachIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbætʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
All the loaves of bread baked at the same time
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
by extension
A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
A collection of things or persons to be handled together
philippines
A graduating class; school class.
verb
informal
To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.
Batch together; assemble or process as a batch
transitive
To aggregate things together into a batch.
adjective
Of a process, operating for a defined set of conditions, and then halting.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: All the loaves of bread baked at the same time
Used this way, batch is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use batch
- “I just baked a fresh batch of cookies for the party tonight.”
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Compound terms
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The serial execution of computer programs.
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