benchmark
Meaning of benchmark
noun
- a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared.
the pay settlement will set a benchmark for other employers and workers
- a surveyor's mark cut in a wall, pillar, or building and used as a reference point in measuring altitudes.
- evaluate (something) by comparison with a standard.
we are benchmarking our performance against external criteria
Information about benchmark
- The plural form of benchmark is: benchmarks.
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Hyphenation of benchmark
bench-mark
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- benchmark is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
benchmark synonyms
Meaning a required or agreed level of quality or attainment:
Meaning the underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process:
Meaning a means of estimating something:
Meaning a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided:
Meaning an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement:
Meaning a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged:
Meaning a way in which something is usually done:
Meaning a thing that helps someone to form an opinion or make a decision or calculation:
Meaning a general rule, principle, or piece of advice:
Meaning a standard or pattern, especially of social behaviour, that is typical or expected:
Meaning a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized:
Meaning a standard used for comparison:
Meaning a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use:
Meaning an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude:
Meaning a thing that indicates the state or level of something:
Meaning an indication of the degree, extent, or quality of something:
Meaning a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original:
Meaning a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model:
Meaning an arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects:
Meaning a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model:
Meaning a very typical example of a certain person or thing:
Meaning a first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed:
Meaning a person or thing regarded as perfect:
Translation of benchmark
- Spanish: criterio
Words that rhyme with benchmark
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