1 [sing.] the reason why people take a particular action:
She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications and ideas. * Some videos have been banned on the basis that they are too violent.
2 [sing.] the way things are organized or arranged:
on a regular / permanent / part-time / temporary basis * on a daily / day-to-day / weekly basis
3 [C,usually sing,U] the important facts, ideas or events that support sth and that it can develop from:
The basis of a good marriage is trust. * This article will form the basis for our discussion. * This theory seems to have no basis in fact.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for basis is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does basis appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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