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• based — [beɪst] adjective if a company is based somewhere, that is the place where it carries out its business: • The existing business is based in London but the owners may be willing to move. • a Chicago based publisher * * * based UK US /beɪst/… …   Financial and business terms

• based — [beıst] adj 1.) [not before noun] if you are based somewhere, that is the place where you work or where your main business is ▪ It is a professional service based at our offices in Oxford. London based/New York based etc ▪ a London based firm of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• -based — [bāst] combining form 1. based on; having as its basis [paper based, milk based] 2. based in or at (a specified place); having headquarters in or at [space based weapons, a Cleveland based company] * * * …   Universalium

• Based — (b[=a]sd), p. p. & a. 1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad based. [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Base}, n., 18 21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases. [Obs.] Based in lawny velvet. E. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• based — [ beıst ] suffix 1. ) used with some names of places to make adjectives meaning happening or working in a particular place: a Chicago based company 2. ) used with some names to make adjectives describing the main substance in a product: pasta and …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• based on — I adverb bear upon, built on, contingent upon, dependent on, founded on, grounded on, relying on, rested on II index underlying Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• based — 1. adjective /bejst/ founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms That was a soundly based argument. 2. verb /bejst/ a) Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon). Its a new film based on a best selling novel. b) …   Wiktionary

• based on — This phrase is not an absolute participle such as are considering and given. As a result, a sentence such as Based on your record, you are clearly qualified for the job is ungrammatical because based on is a dangling modifier with nothing to… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Based — Base Base (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.] To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; used with on or upon. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Based on a True Story — may refer to: Albums * Based on a True Story (Starting Line album) , an album by The Starting Line * Based on a True Story (Lil Mo album) , an album by Lil Mo * Based on a True Story (Mack 10 album) , an album by Mack 10 * Based on a True Story… …   Wikipedia

• based on conjecture — index unsupported Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary