Basing
//ˈbeɪsɪŋ// name, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The storage or housing of something within a base. countable, uncountable
"Incidental revenues from sales and repairs and practically all ground expense were recorded as applicable to a particular station and then prorated to individual routes on the basis of arrivals, departures, and basings of equipment."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of base form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
- 1 Former name of Old Basing, Hampshire, England.
"Between Basing and Basingstoke there is a world of difference, and the boundary between the two worlds is the River Loddon."
Example
More examples"Basing his invention of public relations on his uncle Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, Edward Bernays has left a lasting legacy on the media and how they interact with their audiences."
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