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base period — noun Etymology: base (III) : a period of business or economic activity used as a basis or reference point especially for indexing, calculating, estimating, or adjudicating prices, taxes, compensation, income, and production * * * a period … Useful english dictionary
Base period — The period of time for which data used as the base of an index number, or other ratio, have been collected. This period is frequently one of a year but it may be as short as one day or as long as the average of a group of years. The length of… … Energy terms
Base Period — A particular time period for which data is gathered and used as a benchmark against which economic data from other periods is measured. Also referred to as reference period. Think of this as a yardstick for economic data. For example, if a price… … Investment dictionary
base period — That period of time for which factors were determined for use in current planning and programming … Military dictionary
base period — a period of time used as a standard of comparison in measuring changes in prices, taxes, income, etc., at other periods of time. * * * … Universalium
base period — A particular period of time used for comparative purposes when measuring economic data. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Reference Base Period — A year in which the Consumer Price Index is equal to 100, a reference base period that serves as a benchmark for future periods, allowing economists to judge levels of inflation. Currently, the reference base period is set between 1982 and 1984.… … Investment dictionary
time base period — skleidimo periodas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. scanning cycle; time base period vok. Abtastzyklus, m; Zeitachsenperiode, f rus. период развертки, m pranc. période de balayage, f; période d exploration, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
base rate — Also known as the repo rate. The rate set by the Bank of England which determines how much other banks and building societies pay for loans they take out from the Bank of England. The base rate in turn affects the minimum rate at which banks are… … Law dictionary
base — n Base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork are comparable when meaning something on which another thing is reared or built or by which it is supported or fixed in place. Base may be applied to the lowest part or bottom of something without… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
