broad-based
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]broad-based (not comparable)
- (economics) Of a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.
- Antonym: narrow-based
- Broadly based, wide-ranging.
- 2022 December 14, Ben Jones, “Switzerland: a template for Northern Powerhouse Rail?”, in RAIL, number 972, page 29:
- In the current situation, we can only dream of a broad-based long-term commitment to public transport in the UK.
References
[edit]- “broad-based”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.