noun · academic
category
UK/ˈkætəɡəri/US/ˈkætəɡɔːri/CAT·e·go·ry
a group or class of things that have shared characteristics
Examples
“Respondents were placed into the category of 'low income' or 'high income'.”
“This product does not fit into any existing category on the market.”
“The data were analysed by category to reveal patterns across age groups.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study divided households into income categories to examine differences in access to healthcare.”
Collocations
- fall into a category
- category of
- by category
Word family
Common mistakes
The students were put in different category.→The students were put in different categories.
This topic is in category 'education'.→This topic falls into the category 'education'.
Say it for a higher band
5kind→6type→7+category
Synonyms
type
Easily confused
type
“There are several types of renewable energy, such as solar and wind.”
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