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basket
noun
- a container made of interwoven cane, rushes, strips of wood, etc. and often having a handle or handles
- the amount that a basket will hold
- anything like a basket in shape or use
- the structure hung from a balloon to carry personnel and equipment
- ☆ Basketball
- the goal, a round, open net hanging from a metal ring attached to a raised backboard
- field goal
- Finance
- a selected group of goods, currencies, etc. whose value is used as an index or standard
- a large group of stocks in the same proportions as those of a stock index: used in program trading
See basket in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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