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
Hong Kong’s benchmark index even rose 3% as investors piled back in.
Cyberattacks disrupt trading on New Zealand stock exchange twice in 24 hours | eamonbarrett | August 26, 2020 | FortuneIts share performance has easily eclipsed the benchmark S&P 500, which has roughly tripled in value during the past nine years.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is fulfilling another Steve Jobs vision | Rachel Schallom | August 24, 2020 | FortuneIn benchmark tests Primer has published, its system has outperformed similar software created by Google and Facebook.
The district also released a set of benchmarks that must be met before it will physically reopen.
Morning Report: How the City Came to Lease a Lemon | Voice of San Diego | August 11, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWe have a couple of ways to track overall brand performance, you can use these to help benchmark efforts over time.
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 BEASTAnd 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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