bracket
n. countablen. a group of people or things that fall within a certain range, like age or income. It also refers to the L-shaped pieces of metal or wood used to hold up a shelf.
n. a category or classification within a specific range, such as for taxation or age; also, a structural support projecting from a wall to hold weight.
Most of my friends are in the same age bracket.
The government is introducing a new tax bracket for people earning over one hundred thousand dollars a year.
The architect specified heavy-duty steel brackets to ensure the cantilevered balcony could withstand the weight of the planters and outdoor furniture.
From earlier bragget, bracket, from Middle English braget, braket (attested in braket nail), from Old French braguette (“the opening in the fore part of a pair of breeches, one's fly”), a diminutive of Old French brague (“knickers, britches”), from Old Occitan braga, from Latin brāca (“pants”), from Transalpine Gaulish brāca, from Proto-Germanic brāks, an early form of Proto-Germanic brōks (“leggings, breeches, trousers”).
Commonly used in the phrase 'tax bracket' or 'age bracket' to describe demographic groups.