Benchmark - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbentʃmɑːrk|
Brit.
|ˈben(t)ʃmɑːk|
noun
- a standard by which something can be measured or judged
his painting sets the benchmark of quality
- a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference pointExtra examples
The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.
British Steel is benchmarked against the best operations anywhere in the world.
The firm benchmarked its pay against that in industry.
...this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: benchmark
he/she/it: benchmarks
present participle: benchmarking
past tense: benchmarked
past participle: benchmarked
I/you/we/they: benchmark
he/she/it: benchmarks
present participle: benchmarking
past tense: benchmarked
past participle: benchmarked
noun
singular: benchmark
plural: benchmarks
singular: benchmark
plural: benchmarks
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