market basket
noun
: a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index
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But there are other problems with the COLA and arguably more serious than the market basket used.
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Inflation represents changes in the cost of a market basket of goods (such as groceries and fuel).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Tart and fresh, with a splash of red-berry fruits—not market basket fresh, but more like freshly picked off the bush—and a little bramble.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In 2023, the cost of the market basket of food items decreased 4.5% overall.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Inflation represents changes in the cost of a market basket of goods (such as groceries and fuel).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Tart and fresh, with a splash of red-berry fruits—not market basket fresh, but more like freshly picked off the bush—and a little bramble.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In 2023, the cost of the market basket of food items decreased 4.5% overall.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for market basket
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“Market basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20basket. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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