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on the basis of

on the basis of preposition: because of; according to; as per; in accordance with.

Preposition

on the basis of

  1. (disjunctive, often) Because of; according to; as per; in accordance with.
    Synonyms:
    based on

Synonyms of on the basis of

Questions about on the basis of

What does on the basis of mean?
On the basis of means because of; according to; as per; in accordance with.
What part of speech is on the basis of?
On the basis of is a preposition.

Words near on the basis of in the dictionary

  1. on the back burner
  2. on the back foot
  3. on the back of
  4. on the ball
  5. on the bash
  6. on the basis of
  7. on the batter
  8. on the beach
  9. on the beat
  10. on the bench
  11. on the bias

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