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
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
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012