benchmark
or bench mark
a standard of excellence, achievement, etc., against which similar things must be measured or judged: The new hotel is a benchmark in opulence and comfort.
any standard or reference by which others can be measured or judged: The current price for crude oil may become the benchmark.
Computers. an established point of reference against which computers or programs can be measured in tests comparing their performance, reliability, etc.
Surveying.Usually bench mark . a marked point of known or assumed elevation from which other elevations may be established. Abbreviation: BM
of, relating to, or resulting in a benchmark: benchmark test, benchmark study.
to test (something) in order to develop a standard: IT benchmarked the new software.
to measure (something) against a standard: executive salaries benchmarked against the industry.
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How to use benchmark in a sentence
Taxes are an obvious benchmark, since right now, employed teenagers are literally subjected to taxation without representation.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too | Jillian Keenan | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe age at which children can be tried in adult court varies from state to state, but most set the minimum benchmark at age 14.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too | Jillian Keenan | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a benchmark, a mentor as an artist and as a man, and I just loved him with all my heart.
Andrew Garfield on the Evils of Capitalism, the Hacking Scandal, and Criticism of ‘Spider-Man 2’ | Marlow Stern | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere's a key to understand the graph of accuracy: ● Lab: The polysomnograph, the benchmark for the other three.
How I Finally Got to the Bottom of My Insomnia | Gregory Ferenstein | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUsing the three states with the lowest mortality rate as the benchmark, they determined where the system breakdown begins.
One of These 5 Things Will Probably Kill You | Abby Haglage, Brandy Zadrozny | May 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And that is a good benchmark for us: Federal spending should not rise any faster than the paychecks of American families.
They set a standard which has remained the benchmark of Virginia political ethics.
The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 | Virginia State Dept. of Education
British Dictionary definitions for benchmark
/ (ˈbɛntʃˌmɑːk) /
a mark on a stone post or other permanent feature, at a point whose exact elevation and position is known: used as a reference point in surveying: Abbreviation: BM
a criterion by which to measure something; standard; reference point
(as modifier): a benchmark test
to measure or test against a benchmark: the firm benchmarked its pay against that in industry
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