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PRONUNCIATION OF BASE PERIOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASE PERIOD

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Base period is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASE PERIOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Base period

In economics, a base period or reference period is a point in time used as a reference point for comparison with other periods. It is generally used as a benchmark for measuring financial or economic data. Base periods typically provide a point of reference for economic studies, consumer demand, and unemployment benefit claims. In public transport scheduling, the base period is the period of reduced service on weekdays that generally exists between the morning and afternoon rush hours.

Definition of base period in the English dictionary

The definition of base period in the dictionary is a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASE PERIOD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BASE PERIOD

accounting period
consultation period
cooling-off period
critical period
development period
Edo period
free period
glacial period
grace period
honeymoon period
incubation period
latency period
latent period
menstrual period
payback period
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photoperiod
Question Period
refractory period
study period
trial period

Synonyms and antonyms of base period in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «base period» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASE PERIOD

Find out the translation of base period to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of base period from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «base period» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

基期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

período base
570 millions of speakers

English

base period
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधार अवधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فترة الأساس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

базовый период
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

período-base
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেস সময়ের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

période de base
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempoh asas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Basiszeitraum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基準期間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기본 기간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Periode basa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giai đoạn cơ sở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிப்படை காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेस कालावधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taban dönemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periodo di base
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okres bazowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

базовий період
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perioada de bază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περίοδο βάσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

basis tydperk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

basperiod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

basisperioden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of base period

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASE PERIOD»

The term «base period» is regularly used and occupies the 56.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASE PERIOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about base period

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASE PERIOD»

Discover the use of base period in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to base period and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Statistical Methods: An Introductory Text
(4) It is customary to select a base period for comparison. The base period is the period at which the index is taken to be 100. Index numbers of other selected periods can then be compared with the 100 of the base period. How is this period to ...
‎1992
2
Income Averaging
Marital and Filing Status (For use in income averaging only) Marital status and filing status in Computation Year Marital status and filing status in Base Period Year Computation of Base Period income Single Single Adjust your taxable income ...
United States. Internal Revenue Service, 1985
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A Selection of ... Internal Revenue Service Tax Information ...
Marital status and filing status in Computation Year Marital status and filing status in Base Period Year Computation of Base Period Income Single Single Adjust your taxable income as discussed under Base Period. Single Married, separate ...
4
Your Federal Income Tax for Individuals
Marital and Filing Status (For use in income averaging only - Chapter 15 ) Marital status and filing status in Marital status and filing status in Computation of Computation Year Base Period Year Base Period income Single, Single. Adjust your ...
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
For determination year 1981, the base period consists of the immediately preceding taxable year, calendar year 1980. Because the determination year includes months before July 1981, paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section requires that the ...
Internal Revenue Service, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 1997
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Producer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice
Thus, when estimating the PPI using the weighted average of long-term relatives formula (that is, the current price divided by the base-period price as in equation [ 4.2] of Section C.2), the best approach would be to have value of production ...
International Monetary Fund, 2004
7
Tracking America's Economy
An index number starts with a base period, usually a single year or the average of a few consecutive years. The base period is typically, but not always, defined as equivalent to 100. and all movements of the indicator before and after the base ...
Norman Frumkin, 2004
8
Win Your Unemployment Compensation Claim
Benefit amounts are calculated as (i) 1/26 x the wages he or she earned in his or her highest-paying Base Period quarter if he or she earned during his or her entire Base Period wages of at least 1 1/2 x the wages he or she earned in his or her ...
Lawrence A. Edelstein, 2002
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46, Shipping, PT. ...
Thereafter, base period means any annual period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, with respect to which the Maritime Administrator establishes a base period cost. At intervals of not less than two years, nor more than four years, the ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
10
Code of Federal Regulations
(1) Base period. The first base period under the wage index system, as pro— vided in section 603 of the Act, is the period beginning July 1, 1970 and ending June 30, 1971. Thereafter, base period means any annual period beginning July 1 ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASE PERIOD»

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Fishery, fishmeal prices to decline in real terms over next decade
In real terms it will decline by about 16% from the base period. As no major increases are expected to the already low or minimal import tariffs in ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
2
WAI part of two DOE contracts awarded
The total potential period of performance is 5-years, with a 3-year base period and one 2-year option period.” Headquartered in Piketon, WAI ... «Pike County News Watchman, Jul 15»
3
OECD-FOA Agricultural Outlook features ethanol forecast
... of global sugarcane production processed for ethanol set to expand from 20 percent in the 2012-'14 base period to 25 percent by 2024. «Ethanol Producer Magazine, Jul 15»
4
S3 Awarded $1.2B NASA Facility Support Services Contract
S3 begins the one-year base period of performance on Oct. 1. The Synergy-Achieving Consolidated Operations and Maintenance contract also ... «GovConWire, Jul 15»
5
TrendForce Trims LCD Monitor and Notebook Shipment Forecasts …
“The base period for the second quarter shipments is relatively short,” Wang added. “This will spur monitor vendors to work harder to reach their ... «I-Connect007, Jul 15»
6
FSL Trust Inks Tanker Contracts
During the two year base period under the new employment, FSL Shanghai's net daily rate represents a 54% increase while FSL Hamburg and ... «MarineLink, Jul 15»
7
ATL files protest over contract award for Hanford laboratory
It includes a two-year base period with options for three additional one-year periods. Advanced Technologies and Laboratories of Maryland ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jul 15»
8
Asian dominance of world fisheries production to increase
Already by far the majority producers, their share in total production is expected to increase from 82% in the base period, to 85% in 2024. «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
9
NASA Awards Contract for Consolidated Facility, Maintenance …
This performance-based, hybrid contract includes a one-year base period that begins Oct. 1 and seven option periods totaling nine years and ... «Space Ref, Jul 15»
10
Hampton Roads firms win defense work in June
The maximum dollar value for all six contracts, including the base period and option years, is a combined $90 million. •Dills Architects, Virginia ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»

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