basebase1 /beɪs/ noun1[countableC, uncountableU] the main place from which a company or organization controls its activitiesReps will be invited to Bristol, the company’s base, for a briefing.
The Group’s operating base is in Norway.
2[countableC usually singular] the part of something from which new things can be developed or achievedSmall-scale industries provide a better base for employment growth.
3[countableC usually singular] a figure against which later amounts or other amounts are comparedAll employees earned a salary above the wage base.
4[countableC usually singular] all of the people or things that something depends on, considered as a whole → client base → consumer base → cost base → installed base → knowledge base → manufacturing base → monetary base → product base → tax base