market basket

American  

noun

1. a basket or cart for groceries.

2. a selected group of consumer goods and services whose cost is tracked for calculating a consumer price index and measuring the cost of living.

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Example Sentences

Newcomb said he’ll scan for deals at BJ’s Wholesale Club and Market Basket, while keeping his eye on fliers that land in his mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Their consumer behavior is different, and as they kind of become a larger portion of the market basket, their behavior becomes closer to the norm.”

From MarketWatch

I recall young women riding their horses, bareback, to pick up snacks at Market Basket.

From Los Angeles Times

When he is getting ready, he is basically trying to communicate to the American people either things that he thinks are interesting or things that the butcher at Market Basket told him about a big news story.

From Slate

“I emphatically deny that this is neo-liberal plan against the people, nor a crusade against small businesses, nor an elimination of the basic market basket” that Cubans can get with government coupons.

From Seattle Times