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bunch

  [buhnch]
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–noun
1. a connected group; cluster: a bunch of grapes.
2. a group of things: a bunch of papers.
3. Informal. a group of people: They're a fine bunch of students.
4. a knob; lump; protuberance.
–verb (used with object)
5. to group together; make a bunch of.
–verb (used without object)
6. to gather into a cluster; gather together.
7. (of fabric or clothing) to gather into folds (often fol. by up).
Origin:
1275–1325; ME bunche; of uncert. orig.

Synonyms:
1, 2. lot, batch. See bundle.
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bunch   (bŭnch)   
n.  

    1. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.

    2. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.

  2. Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.

  3. Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.

  4. A small lump or swelling; a bump.

v.   bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es

v.   tr.

  1. To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.

  2. To gather together into a group.

  3. To gather (fabric) into folds.

v.   intr.

  1. To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.

  2. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.

  3. To swell; protrude.


[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch; see bundle.]
bunch'i·ness n., bunch'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

bunch 
c.1325, "protuberance on the body, swelling," perhaps echoic of the sound of hitting; sense of "cluster" is c.1450; connection obscure; but perhaps through O.Fr. bouge, from Fl. boudje dim. of boud "bundle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Bunching

The combining of odd-lot or round-lot orders for the same security so that they may be executed at the same time.

Investopedia Commentary

Brokers cannot bunch orders together unless all the affected investors have agreed. The advantage of bunching is that brokers can save clients who have issued small orders from additional fees by combining orders so that they form a round-lot.

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Brokers and Online Trading

See also: Odd Lot, Round Lot

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Financial Dictionary

bunch

To combine a number of odd-lot orders into round-lot orders so as to avoid an odd-lot differential.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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