The difference between Basic and Working

When used as nouns, basic means a necessary commodity, a staple requirement, whereas working means operation.

When used as adjectives, basic means necessary, essential for life or some process, whereas working means that is or are functioning.

check bellow for the other definitions of Basic and Working

Basic as an adjective:

Necessary, essential for life or some process.

Examples:

"Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."
Basic as an adjective:

Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

Examples:

"The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."
Basic as an adjective (chemistry):

Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
Basic as an adjective (slang):

Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.

Basic as a noun:

A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

Examples:

"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."
Basic as a noun:

An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

Examples:

"Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."
Basic as a noun (military):

Basic training.

Examples:

"usex The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."

Working as a noun (usually plural):

Operation; action.
Working as a noun:

Method of operation.
Working as a noun (arithmetic):

The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.

Examples:

"Be sure to check your working."
Working as a noun:

Fermentation.
Working as a noun:

(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.

Working as an adjective:

That is or are functioning.

Examples:

"a working ventilator"
Working as an adjective:

That suffices but requires additional work.

Examples:

"a working copy of the script"
Working as an adjective:

In paid employment.

Examples:

"working mothers"
Working as an adjective:

Of or relating to employment.

Examples:

"the working week"
Working as an adjective:

Enough to allow one to use something.

Examples:

"a working knowledge of computers"