basis

basis
noun
1 starting point
ADJECTIVE
firm, solid, sound
VERB + BASIS
form, provide
PREPOSITION
basis for

The proposal provides a sound basis for a book.

PHRASES
have no basis in sth

These allegations have no basis in fact.

2 principle/reason
ADJECTIVE
whole
consistent, factual, rational, scientific, theoretical
PREPOSITION
on the basis of

We took our decision on the basis of the information we had.

basis for

The whole basis for your argument is false.

3 way sth is done/organized
ADJECTIVE
regular
annual, daily, day-to-day, monthly, weekly, yearly, etc.

Staff are employed on a monthly basis.

permanent, temporary
casual, part-time, voluntary
ongoing
ad hoc, case-by-case

Each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.

commercial
PREPOSITION
on a … basis

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  • Basis- — Basis …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • basis — ba·sis / bā səs/ n pl ba·ses / ˌsēz/ 1: something (as a principle or reason) on which something else is established the court could not imagine any conceivable basis for the statute see also rational basis 2: a basic principle o …   Law dictionary

  • Basis — may refer to* Basis future, the value differential between a future and the spot price * Basis (options), the value differential between a call option and a put option * Cost basis, in the calculation of capital gains * Basis (crystal structure) …   Wikipedia

  • Basis — steht für: Basis (Architektur), den untersten Bauteil einer Säule oder das Podest einer Statue Basis (Stereofotografie), den Abstand zweier zum Ziel ausgerichteter Kameras Kristallstruktur#Basis, die Grundstruktur eines Kristalles Basis (Band)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Basis [5] — Basis (Grundlinie, Standlinie) nennt man bei trigonometrischen Bestimmungen diejenige durch unmittelbare Längenmessung erhaltene Linie, aus der weitere Linien rechnerisch abgeleitet werden sollen. – Eine »Basis« in einzelnen… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • BASIS — Заставка BASIS Разработчик Сергей Камнев Последняя версия ?  ? Лицензия Закрытое ПО Состояние Не развивается BASIS специфическая …   Википедия

  • Basis — Sf Grundlage erw. fach. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. basis, dieses aus gr. básis (eigentlich Schritt, Gang ), einer Ableitung von gr. baínein gehen . (Zur Bedeutungsentwicklung vgl. nhd. treten Tritt im Sinne von fester Untergrund,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Basis — Ba sis (b[=a] s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Bases} (b[=a] s[=e]z). [L. basis, Gr. ba sis. See {Base}, n.] 1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • basis — (del lat. «basis»; ant.) amb. Base. * * * basis. (Del lat. basis). amb. desus. Base o fundamento …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Basis [3] — Basis , in der Mathematik Grundlinie einer geometrischen Figur, Grundfläche eines Körpers, Grundzahl eines Logarithmensystems. – Basis, zur Verwandlung von Flächen, s. gemeinschaftliche Basis von statischen Momenten unter Parallelkräfte.… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • basis — 1570s, bottom or foundation (of something material), from L. basis foundation, from Gk. basis a step, stand, base, that whereon one stands, from bainein go, step (see COME (Cf. come)). Transferred and figurative senses (of immaterial things) are… …   Etymology dictionary

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