market basket

noun

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

Mary had not come back with the market basket which contained the children's dinner.

At this moment Toinon came in, her market basket on her arm, and stopped short at sight of us.

A woman in a long black coat, market basket on her arm, was hastening toward the rear door of the estate house.

She knew that mother Martha would consider her extravagant to ride when she had no market basket to carry but—Whew!

In addition she had intended to bring a large market-basket to-day, in which to put the flowers.

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