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noun
- 1. the underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process: "trust is the only basis for a good working relationship"
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BASIS definition: 1. the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed: 2. a way or method of…. Learn more.
1. : the bottom of something considered as its foundation. 2. : the principal component of something. Fruit juice constitutes the basis of jelly. 3. a. : something on which something else is established or based. stories with little basis in reality. no legal basis for a new trial. still some basis for hope. selected on the basis of test scores. b.
a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like: The nurse is paid on an hourly basis. He was chosen on the basis of his college grades.
BASIS meaning: 1. the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed: 2. a way or method of…. Learn more.
Definition of basis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained. “the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”. synonyms: base, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork. see more. see less. types: meat and potatoes. the fundamental part.
The basis of something is its starting point or an important part of it from which it can be further developed.
2. anything upon which something is based; a fundamental principle. 3. the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient. 4. a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like: to be paid on an hourly basis; to be chosen on the basis of merit.
the way something happens or is organized: We will consider claims for asylum on a case by case basis. We deal with each case on an individual basis. She's having private lessons on a one-to-one basis.
1. the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests. 2. anything upon which something is based; fundamental principle; groundwork. 3. the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient. 4. a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like.
