[batʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time
(e.g: a batch of bread)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in the senses ‘process of baking’, ‘quantity produced at one baking’): based on an Old English word related to bacan (see bake). Current senses date from the early 18th century

[batʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- arrange (things) in sets or groups
(e.g: I had nothing to do but batch the reports)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in the senses ‘process of baking’, ‘quantity produced at one baking’): based on an Old English word related to bacan (see bake). Current senses date from the early 18th century