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basket of goods

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A standard set of hypothetical consumer purchases used to measure a consumer price index.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • The rising cost of the basket of goods hints at inflation.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: потребителска кошница (potrebitelska košnica) — Translations
  • Finnish: kulutuskori — Translations
  • French: panier de la ménagère — Translations
  • Swedish: varukorg — Translations