market basket
noun
: a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index
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Inflation represents changes in the cost of a market basket of goods (such as groceries and fuel).
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John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Each year since 1986, the American Farm Bureau Federation has been analyzing the cost of a market basket of foods needed to make a traditional holiday meal to serve 10 people, giving shoppers an idea of what to expect.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
19 Nov. 2025
Surveys have found that SNAP households buy essentially from the same market basket as non-SNAP households — staples such as fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, pork and chicken.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
31 Oct. 2025
The farm bureau said that its market basket is literally a mixed bag, with some items lower than last year, particularly turkey, which on average is about 6% cheaper than last year.
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Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Nov. 2024
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John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Each year since 1986, the American Farm Bureau Federation has been analyzing the cost of a market basket of foods needed to make a traditional holiday meal to serve 10 people, giving shoppers an idea of what to expect.
—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
19 Nov. 2025
Surveys have found that SNAP households buy essentially from the same market basket as non-SNAP households — staples such as fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, pork and chicken.
—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
31 Oct. 2025
The farm bureau said that its market basket is literally a mixed bag, with some items lower than last year, particularly turkey, which on average is about 6% cheaper than last year.
—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
27 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 2 Jul. 2026.
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