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market basket

 
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–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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market basket  
n.  

  1. A grocery cart.

  2. A group of products or services in a specific market, especially when considered in terms of its fluctuating cost in determining a consumer price index: "The CPI measures the average price change over time of a fixed market basket containing more than 200 goods and services" (Teresa Tritch).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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