(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).