benchmark[noun]Synonyms: reference point, criterion, gauge, level, measure, model, norm, par, standard, yardstick
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. bench‧mark1 /ˈbentʃmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/
noun [countable] something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured:
benchmark data The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.benchmark for figures that are a useful benchmark for measuring the company’s performancebenchmark of results that are used as a benchmark of success [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. benchmark2 verb [transitive] to use a company’s good performance as a standard by which to judge the performance of other companies of the same type
benchmark somebody/something against something British Steel is benchmarked against the best operations anywhere in the world.—benchmarking noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲