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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If December was to show no growth, the current pace has the economy headed for a contraction of 0.5% on an annualized basis for the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, the gap between benchmark two-year Treasury bond yields and 10-year Treasury note yields was last pegged at 68 basis points, the steepest since January 2022.

From Barron's

Ms Foreman had been asking people along the route what constitutes a good life, and those questions appear to form the basis of the regime's accusations against the couple.

From BBC

Greenland's Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said the territory was willing to cooperate with the United States and other countries, but only on the basis of mutual respect.

From BBC

If you sell this house, she’d lose her step-up in basis.

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