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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

base′ pe′riod,

Businessa period of time used as a standard of comparison in measuring changes in prices, taxes, income, etc., at other periods of time.

'base period' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

index number - consumer price index - parity

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