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market basket

NOUN:
  1. A grocery cart.
  2. A group of products or services in a specific market, especially when considered in terms of its fluctuating cost in determining a consumer price index: "The CPI measures the average price change over time of a fixed market basket containing more than 200 goods and services" (Teresa Tritch).



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