batch
1. batch \'bach\ n [ME bache; akin to OE bacan to bake] 1: the quantity baked at one time : BAKING 2a: the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation; spe cif : a mixture of raw materials ready for fusion into glass 2b: the quantity produced at one operation 3: a group of persons or things : LOT 2. batch var of BACH