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Definition bracket in American English

bracket noun

[countable] noun
/ˈbrækət/
1

one of the groups that people or things are divided into, according to a feature such as income

Example

people in the $75,000-$100,000 bracket

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2

one of a pair of symbols [ ], used in writing or mathematics for showing that the piece of information or set of numbers between them can be considered separately. These are sometimes called square brackets.

2.1

a brace

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2.2

a parenthesis

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3

a piece of wood, metal, or plastic attached to a wall as a support for something such as a shelf or a light

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Definition bracket in American English