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BENCHMARK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

Synonyms:

bench mark; benchmark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):

point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A standard by which something can be measured or judged

Example:

his painting sets the benchmark of quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):

criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb benchmark

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