base
- base
noun /beɪs/
1. the lowest or first position
● Turnover increased by 200%, but started from a low base.
2. a place where a company has its main office or factory, or a place where a businessperson’s office is located
● The company has its base in London and branches in all the European countries.
● He has an office in Madrid which he uses as a base while travelling in Southern Europe.
■ verb /beɪs/
1.
♦ to base something on something to calculate something using something as your starting point or basic material for the calculation
● We based our calculations on the forecast turnover.
♦ based on calculating from
● based on last year’s figures
● based on population forecasts
2. to set up a company or a person in a place
● The European manager is based in our London office.
● Our overseas branch is based in the Bahamas.
■ adjective
lowest or first, and used for calculating others
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‘…the base lending rate, or prime rate, is the rate at which banks lend to their top corporate borrowers’ [Wall Street Journal]
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‘…other investments include a large stake in the Chicago-based insurance company’ [Lloyd’s List]
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base — (Del lat. basis, y este del gr. βάσις). 1. f. Fundamento o apoyo principal de algo. 2. Conjunto de personas representadas por un mandatario, delegado o portavoz suyo. U. m. en pl.) 3. Lugar donde se concentra personal y equipo, para, partiendo de … Diccionario de la lengua española
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