basket

Definition

  • noun: a container usually made by weaving together long thin pieces of material
  • noun: a receptacle made of interwoven material (as osiers)

Examples

  • Investors should diversify their investments instead of 'putting all their eggs in one basket'. [=instead of investing all their money in one company or one kind of company]

  • She 'made/scored a basket'. [=she scored points by making a shot that went through the basket]

  • a business that was once very successful but is now a financial 'basket case'

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