Meanings
nounmarket basket (plural market baskets)
plural market baskets
- economicsA list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Synonyms: commodity bundle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
Similar
commodity bundle
Origin
Metaphor, in reference to baskets used for shopping.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian поребителска кошница
- поребителска кошница (porebitelska košnica)a fixed list of items
Finnish indeksikori
- indeksikoria fixed list of items
German Warenkorb
- Warenkorba fixed list of items
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APA
market basket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20basket
MLA
“market basket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20basket. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “market basket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20basket.
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