market basket
Americannoun
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a basket or cart for groceries.
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a selected group of consumer goods and services whose cost is tracked for calculating a consumer price index and measuring the cost of living.
Example Sentences
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“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 • Oct. 17, 2025
When comparing per-unit prices for items in Checkbook’s market basket, the area’s three warehouse clubs — Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s — all offer significant savings for most shoppers.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023
Goods and services prices monitored in the index are everyday items, ranging from groceries to appliances, transportation or housing — often referred to as a market basket of goods and services.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022
If your wages are rising faster than the cost of your market basket, you may even regard inflation as your friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2021
Late in the summer Lee came in off the street, carrying his big market basket.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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