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
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
The same market basket and public transportation costs for a family of five eat up at least 174 minimum wages — about 1.2 billion bolivars.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2021
Check your farmers market basket, the herbs in your garden, the flavored oils in your pantry and more tips and tricks that follow.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2015
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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