benchmark
noun
a standard of excellence, achievement, etc., against which similar things must be measured or judged.
bench mark
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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
An increase in the Fed bench mark often means banks will pay more interest on deposits — but not necessarily right away.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 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
It was not in place on the bench mark from which it could measure inches in a distance of scores of miles.
From Operation Terror by Murray Leinster
