| 释义 |
reˈbase, v.
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To set on a new base; spec. in financial contexts, to establish a new base level for (a price index, etc.).
1976Economist 21 Feb. 70/4 The chancellor has given a consistent series back to 1970 rebased on the conventional national-income accounts basis. 1979Daily Tel. 29 June 1/2 The Government has been examining..the question of whether there is a case for re-basing the price index. 1983National Jrnl. (U.S.) 10 Sept. 1843/1 The Fed..‘rebased’ m-1 on the average level of the second quarter and set the target for the second half of 1983 at a slightly higher 5 to 9 per cent. 1986Your Business Mar. 13/2 (caption) usm index (against ft share/rebased). 1989What Investment Jan. 87/2 Under normal circumstances, Mr Houseman would have paid Capital Gains Tax on the sale of his second house but since it was acquired well before 31 March 1982, it will be ‘rebased’ at that date.
So reˈbasing vbl. n.
1962(title) Wholesale price index rebasing factors (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). 1985Financial Times 1 July 15/4 In an index in which many of the prices have moved very little, the difference, as a result of the rebasing, will be slight. |