Bracket

Word BRACKET
Character 7
Hyphenation brack et
Pronunciations /ˈbɹækɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Bracket"

What do we mean by bracket?

A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight. noun

A small shelf or shelves supported by such structures. noun

A decorative or weight-bearing structural unit, two sides of which form a right angle with one arm flush against a wall and the other flush beneath a projecting surface, such as eaves or a bay window. noun

A wall-anchored fixture for gas or electricity. noun

A square bracket. noun

An angle bracket. noun

One of a pair of parentheses. noun

A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate. noun

The distance between two impacting shells, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed short of it, used to determine the range for artillery fire. noun

The shells fired in such a manner. noun

To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets. transitive verb

To place within or as if within brackets. transitive verb

To classify or group together. transitive verb

To include or exclude by establishing specific boundaries. transitive verb

To fire beyond and short of (a target) in order to determine artillery range. transitive verb

Brackish; salt; briny: as, “living upon beef and brack water.”

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.

The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage, supporting the trunnions.

Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.

A printed diagram of games in a tournament.

A prediction of the outcome of games in a tournament, used for betting purposes.

One of several ranges of numbers.

A pair of values that represent the smallest and largest elements of a range.

In artillery, the endangered region between two shell impacts (one long and one short). The next shell fired is likely to hit accurately.

The small curved or angular corner formed by a serif and a stroke in a letter.

(land surveying, 19th century) a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench.

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The word "bracket" in example sentences

The other bracket is all-Mexican: Monterrey vs. Toluca and Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul. ❋ Steve Goff (2010)

Expanded capsules and in-depth team information will also be available after the bracket is announced. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What they are saying in the McCain campaign is that they think that, if he goes on to the Senate floor, the Democrats will what they call bracket him, meaning having a coordinated attack against him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I think our bracket is the most difficult of the two brackets," Jackson said. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Now, 16 years later, the latter bracket is gone, presumably retired. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meanwhile in the United States the floor of the top tax bracket is at a scant $337,551. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today the 70% top tax bracket is 35%, corporate rates are averaged below 28%, and capital gains are at 15% while we created off shore tax havens that our own military contractors with no-bid contracts from the Vice President hide taxpayer dollars! ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, Eric, if you think your retirement tax bracket is going to be very ... very high. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was hoping for more insight as to where the other end of the bracket is mounted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The number of people in the upper tax bracket is decreasing while the lower tax bracket continues to climb. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seems like the upper tax bracket is shrinking while the lower bracket is growing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If I became an SA de CV, I wouldn't save on taxes; the tax bracket is similar or perhaps slightly higher and the bookeeping is much more complex. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Little drama in bracket, TV coverage - USATODAY. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

The author finishes up by using an angle bracket from a clothes rail installation kit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So it seems that the question would be whether a 2% tax on income with a minimum for the lowest bracket is somehow a capitation in disguise, or whether there is a “capitation” whenever a tax is not calculated strictly as a percentage of income in the lowest bracket. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thus, the income bracket is becoming increasingly top-heavy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You will notice that the difference between each tax bracket is about % 5 more than the lower bracket. ❋ Unknown (2010)

California, for example, has a state income tax of 10.55% for incomes over $1 million but the next bracket is 9.55% for incomes over $47,055. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My bracket is shot. posted by Mungowitz @ 3/24/2008 04: 33: 00 PM ❋ Unknown (2008)

The GOP warmongers would have a much harder time drumming up and maintaining support for war if it means that income in the highest bracket is once again taxed at 94% for the duration of the military engagement. — ❋ Unknown (2008)

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