basisba‧sis /ˈbeɪsɪs/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural bases /-siːz/) 
Their claim had no basis in fact (=it was not true).basis of Bread forms the basis of their daily diet.basis for The video will provide a basis for class discussion.► see thesaurus at reason2on the basis of something because of a particular fact or situation: discrimination on the basis of sex3[singular] the way that something happens, or the way that something is organized or doneon a regular/daily/weekly etc basis (=regularly, every day, week, etc) I’m saving money on a regular basis. Board meetings are held on a weekly basis. on a voluntary/part-time/temporary etc basis Nurses are employed on a full-time basis.COLLOCATIONSverbsform the basis of something· This research will form the basis of a book.provide a basis for something· The poem provided the basis for an interesting class discussion.become the basis of/for something· Some of these ideas became the basis for the Parents’ Educational Union.serve as a basis for something· The document will serve as a basis for negotiations.establish a basis (also lay a basis) (=create something from which something can be developed)· The agreement established a sound basis for international commerce.have a basis· Our constitution has a democratic basis.have no basis in fact (=be not true)· Many of these rumours have no basis in fact.adjectivesa good basis· Love and trust form a good basis for marriage.a sound/firm/solid basis· Drama school may provide a sound basis for an acting career.THESAURUSbasis the facts, ideas, things etc from which something can be developed: · His work will be used as a basis for future research.foundation the thing on which something is based, especially something important that continues for a long time: · Their ideas were the foundation for the political system that exists in the UK today.· How can we provide a solid foundation for world peace?bedrock the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful: · Honesty is the bedrock of any healthy relationship.· Labour’s traditional bedrock of support is among the working classes.cornerstone the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful, especially in business and politics: · Confidence is the cornerstone of our business.· NATO remains a cornerstone of defence policy for Europe.
WORD ORIGINbasis
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin, Greek, ‘step, base’, from bainein ‘to go’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Expert advice and support are the basis for the rehabilitation programme.
- Roman law still forms the basis of our own legal system.
- Sugar has always been the basis of the Cuban economy.
- The basis of his argument was that people who sell drugs should be jailed for life.
- Most legislatures also have formal investigatory powers on a continuing or a case-by-case basis.
- Personal Interviews will often be on a one to one basis but can also be undertaken as a group exercise.
- Sociology in the final analysis existed to provide a theoretical basis for socialism and secular education which were its practice.
- These illustrations should not be used as a basis for comparing similar policies issued by other life assurance companies or Friendly Societies.
- They are paid on the basis of their superiors' assessments of performance, as in the public sector.
THESAURUS
the facts, ideas, things etc from which something can be developed: · His work will be used as a basis for future research.
the thing on which something is based, especially something important that continues for a long time: · Their ideas were the foundation for the political system that exists in the UK today.· How can we provide a solid foundation for world peace?
the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful: · Honesty is the bedrock of any healthy relationship.· Labour’s traditional bedrock of support is among the working classes.
the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful, especially in business and politics: · Confidence is the cornerstone of our business.· NATO remains a cornerstone of defence policy for Europe.
Longman Language Activatorthe feature or part of something that everything else depends on: the basis of something · The basis of his argument was that people who sell drugs should be jailed for life.· Sugar has always been the basis of the Cuban economy.the basis for something · Expert advice and support are the basis for the rehabilitation programme.form the basis of something · Roman law still forms the basis of our own legal system.
the foundation for something is the thing on which it is based - use this to talk about something important that continues a long time, for example a relationship, career, or system: foundation for: · Good eating habits and regular exercise are the foundation for a healthy life.· Teaching experience is a good foundation for a career in just about anything.lay the foundations for something: · Copernicus's findings laid the foundations for the later work of Galileo.
the thing that something else depends on in order to be successful - use this especially to talk about things that are very important in business and politics: the cornerstone of: · The treaty of 1946 has been the cornerstone of European harmony.· Increased sales to the under-25s will be the cornerstone of our marketing strategy in the coming year.
the most important thing that makes it possible to do or understand something: the key to: · Nixon saw the improvement of relations with China as the key to his foreign policy.· The theory of natural selection remains the key to our understanding of the natural world.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs decisions made on an ad hoc basis staff employed on a casual basis I see a counsellor and can now handle life on a day-to-day basis. It was found that the company still discriminated on the basis of race in promotions. We’ll share it on a fifty-fifty basis. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Love and trust should form the basis of a marriage. women wishing to return to work on a part-time basis Fees are calculated on a pro rata basis. We hear from him on a regular basis. She was employed on a temporary basis.
· This research will form the basis of a book.
· The poem provided the basis for an interesting class discussion.
· Some of these ideas became the basis for the Parents’ Educational Union.
· The document will serve as a basis for negotiations.
(also lay a basis) (=create something from which something can be developed)· The agreement established a sound basis for international commerce.
· Our constitution has a democratic basis.
(=be not true)· Many of these rumours have no basis in fact.
adjectives· Love and trust form a good basis for marriage.
· Drama school may provide a sound basis for an acting career.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES decisions made on an ad hoc basis staff employed on a casual basis I see a counsellor and can now handle life on a day-to-day basis. It was found that the company still discriminated on the basis of race in promotions.· Discrimination on the grounds of nationality is prohibited.
We’ll share it on a fifty-fifty basis. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Love and trust should form the basis of a marriage. (=by considering something)· It is difficult to judge progress on the basis of a single day.
women wishing to return to work on a part-time basis Fees are calculated on a pro rata basis. We hear from him on a regular basis.· Sometimes friendship is a sound basis for a good marriage.
She was employed on a temporary basis.· Guide and Scout leaders work on a voluntary basis.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· At one stage half the permanent health service posts were unfilled and agency staff worked in the flat on a daily basis.· Together, on a daily odd-even basis, they were responsible for diplomatic traffic.· Giving extra pocket money for good work on a daily basis is far more effective.· Take a closer look at the warning labels surrounding you on a daily basis.· But on an almost daily basis I think about suicide.· They will get a chance to interact with city government officials on a daily basis.· Those not teaching at the present time are welcome to attend on a daily basis at £2 per session.· The parents need to have support on an almost daily basis.
· And does anyone remember the bizarre lineups that used to play at the Downtown Performance Center on a regular basis?· Acting Det Insp Steve Richards urged people taking money to the bank on a regular basis to vary the routes and times.· She had a smart daughter over in Daytona who said those things to her on a regular basis.· Even putting by a relatively small sum on a regular basis can lead to a healthy nest-egg after a few years.· And they had to be kept informed on a regular basis about changes in the competitive picture and performance expectations.· They have employees, profits, overheads and customers to be supplied on a regular basis.· Escaped convicts do this on a regular basis, do they?
· I caddied on a temporary basis for Nick in Los Angeles and in Kapalua.· On a temporary basis, yes.· We all have the option to withdraw our energy on a temporary or permanent basis.· Moses said, referring to its ability to host professional teams on a temporary basis.· In addition, the Palacio de Velazquez would be made available to the Prado on a temporary basis.· This was often done on a temporary basis at first, but usually the fences became permanent hedges or walls.· The only justification for sub-contracting is if you need to hire in some specialist expertise on a temporary basis.
· This reduction was largely achieved on a voluntary basis, and our employees showed remarkable resilience and loyalty, despite such difficulties.· Herrera ordered that this inhuman practice must cease and proposed to put recruiting on a voluntary basis.· The provision has been criticised as unnecessary as most organisers liaised with the police on a voluntary basis.· Certainly, it was not difficult to convince some patients of the desirability of going to Carville on a purely voluntary basis.· There had developed since Khrushchev's time policies to involve the populace more in low-level administrative activities on a voluntary basis.· Professional societies bestow other forms of credentials on a voluntary basis.· Social responsibility is thus not merely a matter of the adoption of changed standards on a voluntary basis.· It will be noted that the children had already been effectively in care on a voluntary basis for the previous six months.
· We asked them if they had vomited or abused laxatives and asked them to record their weight on a weekly basis.· A president who works hard on issues like these will not see his ratings go up on weekly basis.· Fairness demanded that the throne be rotated among the players, usually on a weekly basis.· Out here you have to prove yourself on a daily basis; a weekly basis.· The school might, for example, recommend that musical activity takes place on a weekly basis.· While at the work site, students keep journals that their supervisors read and annotate on a weekly basis.· Both sides also agreed to exchange information on a weekly basis between senior military commanders on troop deployments and movements.· After-care sessions initially on a weekly basis but later less frequently, are recommended for up to two years.
NOUN· A month ago, the spread was 295 basis points.· The notes, which are noncallable, were priced at a spread of 66 basis points above Treasurys.· Its yield, which reflects economic growth and inflation expectations, plunged 10 basis points to 6. 05 percent.· The yield on the two-year gilt fell 2 basis points to 6. 30 percent.· Its yield, a sensitive gauge of forecasts for growth and inflation, fell 4 basis points to 5. 97 percent.
VERB· The benchmark 5-year sterling swap spread fell 4 basis points to 36 basis points.· The five-year yield fell 1 basis point to 6. 89 percent.· The yield on the five-year 5. 875 percent note fell 6 basis points to 4. 56 percent.· The yield on the two-year gilt fell 2 basis points to 6. 33 percent.· Its yield, a gauge of economic growth and inflation expectations, fell 8 basis points to 6. 07 percent.· Bonds soared, as the 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 8. 24.
· The standards will eventually form the basis of all multimedia video communications services and publishing.· Two important intellectual operations that develop are seriation and classification, which form the basis of number concepts.· This is the third of three separate sets of teaching materials which could form the basis of science for P1-3.· It is these different results which form the basis of that mental transformation which metanoia implies.· The study of petrographic fabrics forms the basis for later analytical research, both chemically and isotopically.· Dressing up, role playing and masquerade form the conceptual basis of Kahlo's work.· If he genuinely felt her designs could form the basis for a new range to lift the company's fortunes?· They form the basis for procedural training.
· As a first attempt the results are no doubt crude, but they do provide a basis for further refinement.· This phenomenon provides the basis for flame emission photometry.· This in turn will provide a more adequate basis for the formulation of relevant policy.· The present convention is long established and provides a basis on which we can stand.· An assessment of the relative position of each service will provide the basis for a review.· Trade union organisation provides a very important basis of opposition, preventing any single group of workers from being isolated.· Teachers have already developed considerable expertise within the classroom to provide a good basis upon which to build effective communication outside.
· Symmetry and group theory are introduced to serve as the basis of all molecular orbital treatments of molecules.· It could also serve as a basis for planning a future meeting.· These could then serve as the basis for further testing, allowing the best candidate for a true representation to emerge.· In many cases, Olympian designs serve as the basis for apparel that the average couch potato will be able to buy.· In this way, contracts can serve as a basis for individualised instruction.· Written policies and procedures or protocols can serve as a basis for identifying key process criteria.· Leadership provides organizational values which can serve as a basis for the development of mutual trust and commitment.· I am optimistic, therefore, that they can serve as the basis for an effective Mega long-term strategy.
· But, yes, I do use Pedulla basses, but only because the neck is comfortable for me.· The schematic drawings are used as the basis for bidding.· Another method is to collect information on structural and other contextual properties and to use these as a basis for sampling.· Once approved, these are used as the basis for governmental policy review.· To be effective, it needs to be used on a regular basis.· The Department of Health is also keen that this formula should be used as the basis for sub-regional distribution.· Some one should use it as a basis of a screenplay.· This platform could therefore be used as the basis for a core curriculum from which various material is developed and structures created.
· The other is that observation yields a secure basis from which knowledge can be derived.· Reoffered at 99. 5 to yield 485 basis points above the 7. 125 % Bund due 2003.· The notes, which are noncallable for one year, were priced to yield 69 basis points above comparable Treasurys.· The bonds will be priced to yield 75 basis points above the 7 percent gilt due 2001.· Reoffered at 99. 918 to yield 37. 5 basis points above the 5. 5 % Dec.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of race or sex.
- It seems as though Strachan and Sterland have got their shirts on the basis of length of service.
- Most employers require inspectors to have a high school diploma or equivalent even when they qualify on the basis of experience.
- Segregation on the basis of race is a denial of equal protection in violation of the Constitution. 38a.
- Spenser could consider himself a gentleman only on the basis of having been to university and acquired a Master of Arts degree.
- Student performance will be judged on the basis of degree examination results, thesis and continuous assessment, following current University regulations.
- The assessment is riddled with judgements made on the basis of professional experience or political choice.
- The employer is only allowed to discriminate on the basis of personal merit and suitability for the job.
- The provinces are drawn on the basis of radioactive ages.
- Stacked humbuckers are one solution but Chandler's Firebird pickups cover all the bases equally well, while sounding refreshingly individual.
- Access to the manufacturing process is on a strictly need-to-know basis.
- Gamekeepers worked on the principle that any other animals that preyed on pheasants must be ruthlessly eliminated.
- It works on the assumption that each side is willing to move from its starting point during the negotiations.
- It works on the principle that the pursuer will not be able to change direction as efficiently as the prey.
- Politicians seem to work on the assumption that the early bird catches the voter.
- The therapy works on the principle that like cures like.
- These devices work on the principle that the oscillating frequency of a crystal under an applied voltage changes with crystal mass.
- They work on the principle that most people pay up if they're pestered for long enough.
- When a crime is reported to the police they do not work on the assumption that anyone could have done it.
WORD FAMILYnounbasethe basicsbasisadjectivebaselessbasicbasedverbbaseadverbbasically
1[countable] the facts, ideas, or things from which something can be developed: Their claim had no basis in fact (=it was not true).basis of Bread forms the basis of their daily diet.basis for The video will provide a basis for class discussion.► see thesaurus at reason2on the basis of something because of a particular fact or situation: discrimination on the basis of sex3[singular] the way that something happens, or the way that something is organized or doneon a regular/daily/weekly etc basis (=regularly, every day, week, etc) I’m saving money on a regular basis. Board meetings are held on a weekly basis. on a voluntary/part-time/temporary etc basis Nurses are employed on a full-time basis.COLLOCATIONSverbsform the basis of something· This research will form the basis of a book.provide a basis for something· The poem provided the basis for an interesting class discussion.become the basis of/for something· Some of these ideas became the basis for the Parents’ Educational Union.serve as a basis for something· The document will serve as a basis for negotiations.establish a basis (also lay a basis) (=create something from which something can be developed)· The agreement established a sound basis for international commerce.have a basis· Our constitution has a democratic basis.have no basis in fact (=be not true)· Many of these rumours have no basis in fact.adjectivesa good basis· Love and trust form a good basis for marriage.a sound/firm/solid basis· Drama school may provide a sound basis for an acting career.THESAURUSbasis the facts, ideas, things etc from which something can be developed: · His work will be used as a basis for future research.foundation the thing on which something is based, especially something important that continues for a long time: · Their ideas were the foundation for the political system that exists in the UK today.· How can we provide a solid foundation for world peace?bedrock the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful: · Honesty is the bedrock of any healthy relationship.· Labour’s traditional bedrock of support is among the working classes.cornerstone the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful, especially in business and politics: · Confidence is the cornerstone of our business.· NATO remains a cornerstone of defence policy for Europe.