basket

ˈbɑːskɪt

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#1·1d ago

A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.

2004, Gichinga Ndirangu, Heinrich Böll Foundation (Nairobi, Kenya), An African civil society action toward WTO 2003 (page 16)

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#2·1d ago

(internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.

: The basket of issues that developing countries had vigorously wanted addressed such as agriculture, SANDD and implementation-related issues were given scant attention by developed countries for most part of the conference.

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#3·1d ago

A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.

A basket of fake fruit adorned the table.

Origin: From , from , basket, bascat, of origin. Displaced native . One theory is that it derives from , from (in ), from , from purported , but this is now widely viewed as a word for phonetic reasons. Related to (whence ), , , and βάσκιοι (); see also (originally) bundle of sticks. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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