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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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a way or method of doing something: on a voluntary basis Most of our staff work for us on a voluntary basis (= they work without being paid). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. on a need-to-know basis. (Definition of basis from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of BASIS is the bottom of something considered as its foundation. How to use basis in a sentence.
noun. something that underlies, supports, or is essential to something else, esp an abstract idea. a principle on which something depends or from which something has issued.
Definition of basis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BASIS meaning: 1. the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed: 2. a way or method of…. Learn 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.
1. singular noun [usu on N] B2. If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle. We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis. They want all groups to be treated on an equal basis. I've always worked on the basis that any extra money would go into property.
