bench mark

bench·mark (b

nch

märk

)

1. A standard by which something can be measured or judged: "Inflation . . . is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks" (Benjamin M. Friedman). See Synonyms at standard.

2. often bench mark A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point in tidal observations and surveys.

tr.v. bench·marked, bench·mark·ing, bench·marks

To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.

[From the use of the mark as a place to insert an angle iron that serves as a support for a leveling rod.]

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Noun

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

benchmark

point of reference, reference point, reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"

Translations

bench mark n → punto di riferimento

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point of reference
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I am aware that because Auckland District Health Board has a specific professional development and recognition programme, it has set higher bench marks than what is expected in the Nursing Council requirements.

Time consuming portfolio preparation by Garland, Sue / Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand

It would be very difficult for Pakistan to set a bench mark as for years now, the United States never asked for any explanations and simply paid bills submitted by the Pakistani government for counterterrorism operations, even when its military was not involved in any confrontation with the militants.

The era of the blank cheque is over, Obama to Pak by Asian News International

Healthy eating certificates, sponsored walks, or whatever other success he refers to, are no compensation for a lack of bench mark qualifications.

Letter: Your Say - Same old story.. by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

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