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basing point

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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

The "multiple basing point system" worked that way.

From Time Magazine Archive

Supreme Court declared the cement industry's basing point system illegal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under this cozy arrangement, the base prices of cement were fixed at certain "basing point" plants across the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

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