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Collocations for bracket - noun

1. (brackets) (esp. BrE) marks around extra information in writing

→ See also parenthesis

ADJECTIVE

angle (BrE, AmE), curly (also braces, esp. in AmE), round, square (just brackets in AmE)

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VERB + BRACKETS

enclose sth in, give sth in, put sth in
The prices are given in brackets.

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PREPOSITION

in brackets, inside brackets, within brackets
The words in brackets should be deleted.
outside brackets
The numbers outside the curly brackets are the sales figures.

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2. range

ADJECTIVE

age, income, price, tax
high, higher, top, upper
middle
low, lower

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PREPOSITION

in a/the bracket, within a/the bracket
These machines are in the higher price bracket.
outside a/the bracket
people outside this age bracket

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