bracket Význam & definícia

Význam bracket v slovenčine

• 0 either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part:

  • Biographical information is included in brackets.

  • UK You should include the date of publication in round brackets after the title.

• 1 a group with fixed upper and lower limits:

  • They were both surgeons in a high income bracket.

  • Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket.

  • Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket.

• 2 a piece of metal, wood, or plastic, usually L-shaped, that is fastened to a wall and used to support something such as a shelf

• 3 a diagram (= drawing) showing a series of games played in a tournament (= sports competition):

  • In some tournaments, the full bracket is determined before the first game.

• 4 to put brackets around words, phrases, numbers, etc.:

  • I've bracketed the parts of the text that could be omitted.

• 5 If you bracket two or more things or people, you consider them to be similar or connected to each other:

  • He's often bracketed with the romantic poets of this period although this does not reflect the range of his work.

• 6 either of a pair of marks [ ], or the information inside them, used in a piece of writing to show that what is inside these marks should be considered as separate from the main part

• 7 a set group with fixed upper and lower limits:

  • Most college students are in the 18 to 22 age bracket.

  • Her new job puts her in a higher income/tax bracket.

• 8 a metal or wood piece, usually L-shaped, whose vertical part is fastened to a wall and whose horizontal part is used to support something, such as a shelf

• 9 to enclose something in brackets:

  • Deleted text is bracketed.

• 10 to consider something as similar to or connected to something else:

  • The mayor likes to bracket having more cops with the lower crime rate.

• 11 a set group with fixed upper and lower limits into which people or things are divided:

  • in a bracket The pay increase in the 26-30 age bracket has been 15.5%.

  • Those in the top income brackets are getting a bigger share of total income than at any time since World War II.

  • For properties in the €250,000 to €300,000 price bracket, the agent charges a fixed fee of €500.