Basis - definition, pronunciation, transcription

The company does not hire employees on the basis of their race, sex, age, or religion.

...the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination...

Their claim had no basis in fact (=it was not true).

Bread forms the basis of their daily diet.

The video will provide a basis for class discussion.

The corpse was identified on the basis of dental records.

...if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently...

His success cannot be measured solely on the basis of his popularity.

Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.

Certainly the basis of our democracy is the conviction of the worth of the individual.

The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.

The regional manager visits the office on a monthly basis.

The money will be disbursed on the basis of need.

You can't judge them solely on the basis of hearsay.

...the impenetrability of her prose is apparently the basis of her appeal to literary snobs...