"market basket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: market baskets [plural]
Etymology: Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping. Head templates: {{en-noun}} market basket (plural market baskets)
  1. (economics) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market. Wikipedia link: market basket Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: commodity bundle Translations (a fixed list of items): поребителска кошница (porebitelska košnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), indeksikori (Finnish), Warenkorb (German)
    Sense id: en-market_basket-en-noun-OqSv3TXV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences

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