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broad-based

broad-based adjective: of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.

Adjective

broad-based (not comparable)

  1. Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.
    Antonyms:
    narrow-based
  2. Broadly based, wide-ranging.
    • In the current situation, we can only dream of a broad-based long-term commitment to public transport in the UK.2022 December 14, Ben Jones, “Switzerland: a template for Northern Powerhouse Rail?”, in RAIL, number 972, page 29

Antonyms of broad-based

  • narrow-based

Questions about broad-based

What does broad-based mean?
Broad-based means of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.
What part of speech is broad-based?
Broad-based is an adjective.

Words near broad-based in the dictionary

  1. broad tape
  2. Broad Town
  3. broad transcription
  4. broad transcriptions
  5. broad whitefish
  6. broad-based
  7. broad-beamed
  8. broad-billed flycatcher
  9. broad-billed flycatchers
  10. broad-billed moa
  11. broad-billed moas

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