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market basket — ˈmarket ˌbasket noun [countable] ECONOMICS a group of typical products that people buy, or their prices, used to measure inflation: • the consumer price index, which measures changes in a fixed market basket of goods and services see also basket… … Financial and business terms
Market basket — For the Texas and Louisiana grocery store chain, see Market Basket. For the New England grocery store chain, see DeMoulas Market Basket. The term market basket or commodity bundle refers to a fixed list of items used specifically to track the… … Wikipedia
Market Basket — For the New England grocery store chain, see DeMoulas/Market Basket. Market Basket Industry Retail Founded 1962 Number of locations 34 Products supermarkets Employees 2,200 … Wikipedia
Market Basket — A subset of products or securities that is designed to mimic the performance of an overall market. Market baskets contain a fixed selection of items, which are used to track such things as inflation, prices or performance levels. For investors,… … Investment dictionary
market basket — noun 1. a. : a splint, veneer, or fiberboard basket of various forms and sizes usually having wooden or wire handles and used for fruits and vegetables b. : any of various baskets used by shoppers for carrying purchases from a market 2. : a… … Useful english dictionary
market basket — / mɑ:kɪt ˌbɑ:skɪt/ noun same as shopping basket … Dictionary of banking and finance
DeMoulas/Market Basket — Market Basket Type Privately held company Industry Grocery Founded Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. (1917 (1917)) … Wikipedia
market basket — noun Date: 1943 a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index … New Collegiate Dictionary
Basket (disambiguation) — Basket may refer to: *Basket, a container with an open top. *Baskets, the two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach. *Basket (finance), an economic term for a collection of securities aggregated into a single product to… … Wikipedia
Market — Mar ket, n. [Akin to D. markt, OHG. mark[=a]t, merk[=a]t, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
