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  • present tense form of bucket (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bucket.
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buckets

NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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Victor Medina, founder of Palante Wealth Advisors, works with his clients to create buckets of funds, including a “great life” bucket for things like travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Time had punctured the roof with 20 holes and whenever it rained, Baker would run around placing buckets under them and emptying them when they were full, like a game of Whac-A-Mole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Donations to colleges fall into two buckets: those for general use and those restricted to a specific purpose by the benefactor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

After a briefing in a nearby car park, we troop down to the water's edge clutching white plastic buckets to begin the hunt.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I leave the buckets and crawl back down.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron



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