noun

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

Etymology: ME < ?