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basing point

American  

noun

  1. a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.


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U.S. troops long have used Jordan, a kingdom bordering Iraq, Israel, the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Saudi Arabia and Syria, as a basing point.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2024

Montana's Senator Burton Kendall Wheeler is earnestly trying to end the basing point once & for all with a bill introduced last month.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pittsburgh Plus was then replaced by the basing point system, which substituted a number of cities for Pittsburgh.

From Time Magazine Archive

In prospect was a "cease-and-desist" order by FTC to break up the industry's "basing point" system.

From Time Magazine Archive

To be on the safe side, the entire steel industry voluntarily junked its basing point system, sold steel F.O.B. the mill and waited for Congress to clear up the confusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

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