brackets

Cultural  

1. Marks — [ ] — resembling parentheses with square corners. Brackets are often used within quotations to distinguish between the quoter's own words and those of the writer being quoted: “He [the president] made a memorable speech at Gettysburg.”

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Example Sentences

Create a “tax map” to estimate your brackets and time any Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

It runs thousands of simulations, incorporating federal tax brackets, Roth conversion strategies, Medicare premium surcharges, Social Security, mortality and about two dozen other variables that determine whether a household’s money is likely to last.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Rising wage bases and premium increases pushed contribution costs higher across most income brackets.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

You can do this gradually to avoid sliding into high tax brackets and Medicare surcharges.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The door is closed, and the lock, which is a board that lies across two brackets, is tilted and is almost out at one end.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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