basing point
Americannoun
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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
The "multiple basing point system" worked that way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Other industries now using basing point prices, which may also, include "phantom" freight charges, are cement, lumber, paper, flour, sugar.
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
Later he established uniform prices by his Pittsburgh Plus and basing point systems, both now outlawed.*
From Time Magazine Archive
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