Words / B2

BACH/bætʃ/

A batch is a group processed together: a batch of scripts; bake in batches. Group is wider; lot is used in manufacturing. The second batch of scripts arrived after the first was marked. Do not call a single item a batch.

Meaning

A group of things made, sent, or dealt with at the same time.

Examples

• “The second batch of scripts arrived after the first had been marked.”
• “Recall one batch of the vaccine, not the whole supply.”

Good to know

a batch of; in batches. Manufacturing: a lot / batch number. Exams: a batch of scripts. Food: bake in batches. Not one letter.

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