market basket

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market basket

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Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping.

noun market baskets

A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Similar: commodity bundle

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noun a fixed list of items

Deutsch	Warenkorb

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@misc{market_basket_2026,
  title = {market basket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/market%20basket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}