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n. (context economics English) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Wikipedia
Market Basket is a supermarket chain that serves southeast Texas and Louisiana. Formed in 1962, the grocer now operates 34 Market Basket stores and four Lucky Seven conventional supermarkets and employs 2,200 associates. It is headquartered in Nederland, Texas.
Usage examples of "market basket".
I supposed it was possible that her mistress had sent her off on some task into Buckkeep Town, but she carried no market basket.
A woman carrying a market basket moved to one side, watching him, that she might not touch him, holding a child to her.
Shoppers exploded in a bevy of shrieks, and more than one market basket was dropped in the confusion.
Sallow, patient, with feet swollen from long standing, and with bad breath, he carried the loaded market basket morning and evening for his sisters.
With Harl right behind, Gwira bustled in, carrying a big market basket crammed with little packets of medicaments.
I stood there watchin Skippy Porter weigh my chops, my market basket over my arm and my head thrown back, laughin from way down deep inside my belly, the way you do when you know you can't do nothing but let her rip.
Petigru says you take your money to market in the market basket, and bring home what you buy in your pocket-book.
Carefully Eliza lifted a few objects from the market basket and hobbled toward the dry larder.