Definitions

basis

[bey-sis] / ˈbeɪ sɪs /

NOUN

physical foundation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

base footing ground support

STRONG

bed bottom foot groundwork rest seat substructure

WEAK

resting place

Antonyms

STRONG

top

NOUN

foundation for belief, action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumption base essential evidence explanation footing fundamental justification premise principle proof reason security support theory

STRONG

antecedent authority axiom backbone background backing bedrock cause center core crux data dictum essence heart infrastructure keynote keystone law nexus nucleus postulate presumption presupposition root rudiment sanction source substratum theorem warrant

WEAK

chief ingredient hard fact principal element underpinning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auxiliary fact reality trivia

STRONG

effect end exterior exteriority outside periphery result surface

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Those procedures are done on an outpatient basis.

From MarketWatch

About 1,000 borrowers will receive notices warning of these consequences on the week of Jan. 7, and the agency will continue to increase the number of notices sent on a month-to-month basis, officials said.

From MarketWatch

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 10.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the rules around pets in lets have changed, and each situation must be considered on a case-by-case basis under changes in the Renters Rights Act.

From BBC

When the Federal Open Market Committee approved chairman Jerome Powell’s recommendation to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 10, the vote was 9-3.

From The Wall Street Journal

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