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basket

Syllabification: (bas·ket)
Pronunciation: /ˈbaskit/
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Definition of basket

noun

  • 1a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire:a laundry basket
  • (also shopping basket) a facility on a website that records items selected by a customer for purchase until the transaction is completed:click on the order button to add a title to your basket
  • a structure suspended from a hot-air balloon for carrying the crew, equipment, and ballast.
  • Finance a group or range of currencies or investments:the European currency unit is made up of a basket of ten currencies
  • 2 Basketball a net fixed on a hoop used as the goal.
  • a goal scored.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French basket, of unknown ultimate origin

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