The meaning of CATEGORY is any of several fundamental and distinct classes to which entities or concepts belong. How to use category in a sentence.

CATEGORY definition: 1. (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of…. Learn more.

CATEGORY definition: any general or comprehensive division; a class. See examples of category used in a sentence.

A category is a group of things that share some commonality. Think of the game show "Jeopardy!," and how each column is a different category of questions — like "Literary Characters" or "Potent Potables."

category /ˈkætɪɡərɪ/ n ( pl -ries) a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification

category (ˈkætɪɡərɪ) n, pl -ries 1. a class or group of things, people, etc, possessing some quality or qualities in common; a division in a system of classification

If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way. This book clearly falls into the …