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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012