base year

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beys yeer]
- /beɪs yɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beys yeer]
- /beɪs yɪər/

Definitions of base year words

noun base year a year used as an index for some phenomenon measured in other years 3
noun base year a year chosen for comparison with other years, in statistical analysis and various indices, such as a price index. It usually has an arbitrary value of 100 to make percentage comparisons easier. A new base year can be chosen as the years progress. 0

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Parts of speech for Base year

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base year popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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