BENCHMARK


Meaning of BENCHMARK in English

also bench mark

(~s)

A ~ is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.

The truck industry is a ~ for the economy.

= yardstick

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N for n

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