BASIS definition: 1. the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed: 2. a way or method of…. Learn more.

: the bottom of something considered as its foundation. Fruit juice constitutes the basis of jelly. He is on a first-name basis with his customers.

Basis is the underlying reason or assumption. The basis of a dictionary is that people are curious to learn the meanings of new words. You are interested, right?

BASIS meaning: 1 : something (such as an idea or set of ideas) from which another thing develops or can develop usually singular; 2 : a reason for doing something

1. a bottom or base; the part on which something stands or rests. 2. anything upon which something is based; a fundamental principle. 3. the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient.

a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like: The nurse is paid on an hourly basis. He was chosen on the basis of his college grades.

Basis definition: A foundation upon which something rests.

The basis of something is its starting point or an important part of it from which it can be further developed.

BASIS definition: the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests. See examples of basis used in a sentence.

Definition of basis noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.