benchmark
noun
a standard of excellence, achievement, etc., against which similar things must be measured or judged.
bench mark
-
a variation of
benchmark.
Example Sentences
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Today, a stone plinth and bench mark a memorial to Queensferry's lost hero.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2022
After climbing to nearly $100 a barrel, Brent crude, the international bench mark, settled at $96.84 a barrel, up 1.5%.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
University leaders told the Roanoke Times that bench mark figure brings a mark of financial stability and prestige.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2017
In the bench mark of Vogue prima donnas - Anna Wintour with her trademark classic bob or the magazine's China editor, Angelica Cheung, with her trademark asymmetrical bob - it's increasingly tough to tell.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2012
A bench mark at some known height above ordnance datum should be set up in the hut, preferably on the top of the tube.
From The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Henry C. Adams
