BENCHMARK
Dictionary entry overview: What does benchmark mean?
• BENCHMARK (noun)
The noun BENCHMARK has 2 senses:
1. a standard by which something can be measured or judged
2. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Familiarity information: BENCHMARK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BENCHMARK (noun)
Meaning:
A standard by which something can be measured or judged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
his painting sets the benchmark of quality
Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
Meaning:
A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bench mark; benchmark
Hypernyms ("benchmark" is a kind of...):
point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)
