单词 | base year |
释义 | > as lemmasbase year base year n. a year used as a starting point for statistical comparisons with subsequent years, esp. in economic indexes. ΚΠ 1897 Econ. Jrnl. 7 274 The chief differences between this and previous calculations lie in choice of 1881 as base year, which affords means of comparing the effect of different base years. 1948 G. Crowther Outl. Money (rev. ed.) iii. 87 In Great Britain 1935 is often used as a base year because there are more statistics available for that year than for many others. 2008 Canad. Public Policy 34 80/2 Several different base years have been used to estimate the food, shelter, and clothing percentage. < as lemmas |
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