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batches

batch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bach]
    • /bætʃ/
    • /bætʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bach]
    • /bætʃ/

Definitions of batches word

  • noun batches a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners. 1
  • noun batches the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete. 1
  • noun batches the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking. 1
  • noun batches Computers. a group of jobs, data, or programs treated as a unit for computer processing. batch processing. 1
  • noun batches Glassmaking. a quantity of raw materials mixed in proper proportions and prepared for fusion into glass. the material so mixed. 1
  • verb with object batches to combine, mix, or process in a batch. 1

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Origin of batches

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English bache, akin to bacan to bake; compare Old English gebæc, German Gebäck batch

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Parts of speech for Batches

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

batches popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for batches

noun batches

  • lots — a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 miles (480 km) long.
  • bunches — a hairstyle in which hair is tied into two sections on either side of the head at the back
  • amounts — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
  • arrays — Plural form of array.
  • assortments — Plural form of assortment.

Antonyms for batches

noun batches

  • ones — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

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