Benchmark
noun
A standard or point of reference against which things can be compared or assessed.
Surveys provide a benchmark against which to measure progress.
Often appears as...
- benchmark test
- benchmark standard
verb
Evaluate or check by comparison to a standard.
We are benchmarking our performance against external criteria.
Often appears as...
- benchmark against
- benchmark performance
noun
A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point.
The benchmark indicated the altitude of the terrain.
Often appears as...
- benchmark survey
- elevation benchmark
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Technical
noun
A standard or point of reference against which things can be compared or assessed.
Surveys provide a benchmark against which to measure progress.
Often appears as...
- benchmark test
- benchmark standard
verb
Evaluate or check by comparison to a standard.
We are benchmarking our performance against external criteria.
Often appears as...
- benchmark against
- benchmark performance
noun
A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point.
The benchmark indicated the altitude of the terrain.
Often appears as...
- benchmark survey
- elevation benchmark
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
Often used in business to describe objectives or quality standards companies aim to achieve.
Our customer service has reached the industry benchmark.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Benchmark' doesn't necessarily mean something positive; it's neutral and depends on the standard set.
The current economic benchmark predicts a challenging quarter.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparison Basis
It serves as a baseline for comparisons in various situations, not just in performance.
This national test will serve as a benchmark for our school's curriculum.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
Often used in business to describe objectives or quality standards companies aim to achieve.
Our customer service has reached the industry benchmark.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Benchmark' doesn't necessarily mean something positive; it's neutral and depends on the standard set.
The current economic benchmark predicts a challenging quarter.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparison Basis
It serves as a baseline for comparisons in various situations, not just in performance.
This national test will serve as a benchmark for our school's curriculum.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
Often used in business to describe objectives or quality standards companies aim to achieve.
Our customer service has reached the industry benchmark.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Benchmark' doesn't necessarily mean something positive; it's neutral and depends on the standard set.
The current economic benchmark predicts a challenging quarter.
Pro Tip 3/3Comparison Basis
It serves as a baseline for comparisons in various situations, not just in performance.
This national test will serve as a benchmark for our school's curriculum.
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How visionary leaders...
phrases and even the specific words against a benchmark of everyday communicators what we were trying to do is discover what these people do differently and what we found is that the world's top visionaries communicate three things in common but it wasn't what we expected I obviously expected the top visionaries
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The US is back in the...
towards these various benchmarks that I've talked about. And I mean, the proof will be in the pudding. We're going to have to show people that we've got a strong NDC, we're actually implementing, we're passing legislation, and we're moving forward in a collegiate manner with other countries around the world.
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Underwater on Bermuda’s...
into another one of its beautiful phenomena these shipwrecks are sort of part of historical narrative to tell us but they also have important to science function as they operate is kind of like a you know a benchmark if you want in the environment so for how things have
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
the compass I rely on for direction, the counsel I listen to for making wise decisions, and the benchmark I use for evaluating everything." Well maybe, OK, but what's going to follow from this? And here's one that does concern me. Remember I quoted him before with this
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Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
that was used to share news with the rest of the world of what the benchmark can be for corporate turnarounds. Africa was being used as a success story! So I want to share with you a personal story about a turnaround or a transformation. And that has to do with me
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How We Can Make the...
So can we pull off the same trick again? Can economic growth get us to the Global Goals? Well, to answer that question, we need to benchmark where the world is today against the Global Goals and figure out how far we have to travel.
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How to design gender...
One business shows up as the top employer on one list, doesn't show up at all on another, some lists offer no criteria and some are purchased ads. They're paid for. Employees and employers both want clear benchmarks
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Janette Sadik-Khan: New...
more room for people to enjoy the city, and to make our streets as safe as they can be for everybody that uses them. We set out a clear action plan with goals and benchmarks. Having goals is important,
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Actually, the world...
that if you look at these numbers or all the other numbers that I talked about in my book world 3.0 that we're very very far from the no border effect benchmark which would imply internationalization
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Michael Green: What the...
And it shouldn't be a guide to all decision making. But we have ignored Kuznets' warning. We live in a world where GDP is the benchmark of success in a global economy.
Video examples
How visionary leaders...
phrases and even the specific words against a benchmark of everyday communicators what we were trying to do is discover what these people do differently and what we found is that the world's top visionaries communicate three things in common but it wasn't what we expected I obviously expected the top visionaries
Video examples
The US is back in the...
towards these various benchmarks that I've talked about. And I mean, the proof will be in the pudding. We're going to have to show people that we've got a strong NDC, we're actually implementing, we're passing legislation, and we're moving forward in a collegiate manner with other countries around the world.
Video examples
Underwater on Bermuda’s...
into another one of its beautiful phenomena these shipwrecks are sort of part of historical narrative to tell us but they also have important to science function as they operate is kind of like a you know a benchmark if you want in the environment so for how things have
Video examples
Dan Dennett: Responding...
the compass I rely on for direction, the counsel I listen to for making wise decisions, and the benchmark I use for evaluating everything." Well maybe, OK, but what's going to follow from this? And here's one that does concern me. Remember I quoted him before with this
Video examples
Euvin Naidoo: Africa as...
that was used to share news with the rest of the world of what the benchmark can be for corporate turnarounds. Africa was being used as a success story! So I want to share with you a personal story about a turnaround or a transformation. And that has to do with me
Video examples
How We Can Make the...
So can we pull off the same trick again? Can economic growth get us to the Global Goals? Well, to answer that question, we need to benchmark where the world is today against the Global Goals and figure out how far we have to travel.
Video examples
How to design gender...
One business shows up as the top employer on one list, doesn't show up at all on another, some lists offer no criteria and some are purchased ads. They're paid for. Employees and employers both want clear benchmarks
Video examples
Janette Sadik-Khan: New...
more room for people to enjoy the city, and to make our streets as safe as they can be for everybody that uses them. We set out a clear action plan with goals and benchmarks. Having goals is important,
Video examples
Actually, the world...
that if you look at these numbers or all the other numbers that I talked about in my book world 3.0 that we're very very far from the no border effect benchmark which would imply internationalization
Video examples
Michael Green: What the...
And it shouldn't be a guide to all decision making. But we have ignored Kuznets' warning. We live in a world where GDP is the benchmark of success in a global economy.
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Adam Davidson
American Journalist
If the American government can't stand behind the dollar, the world's benchmark currency, then the global financial system will very likely enter a new era in which there is much less trade and much less economic growth. It would be, by most accounts, the largest self-imposed financial disaster in history.
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Jay Samit
American Businessman
Instead of focusing the traditional planning cycles where companies benchmark their businesses against existing competition, teams need to be developed to foster internal change and disruption. Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel.
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Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show.
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Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
By saying that leaders - male or female - have to look or act a certain way to be respected as role models, we are not only hurting those individuals but also reinforcing rigid benchmarks for the next generation of passionate, aspiring leaders, who are watching.
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Paul Gillmor
American Politician
Among the many important provisions in the energy bill are the creation of an estimated half million new jobs, increased oil production, blackout protection, controlling fertilizer costs by stabilizing natural gas prices and enacting new efficiency benchmarks.
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Edward Kennedy
American Politician
We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report.
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Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
Vajpayeeji's time was a time of mutual respect and understanding, irrespective of how small or big a party you are. In fact, Vajpayeeji's handling of a coalition is something of a benchmark in world politics.
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David Blunkett
British Politician
To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can judge our actions and their long-term impact.
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Sunny Deol
Indian Actor
My films have always been considered the benchmark in action. I have a big responsibility to shoulder.
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James Dyson
British Designer
Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.
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Adam Davidson
American Journalist
If the American government can't stand behind the dollar, the world's benchmark currency, then the global financial system will very likely enter a new era in which there is much less trade and much less economic growth. It would be, by most accounts, the largest self-imposed financial disaster in history.
Quote examples
Jay Samit
American Businessman
Instead of focusing the traditional planning cycles where companies benchmark their businesses against existing competition, teams need to be developed to foster internal change and disruption. Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel.
Quote examples
Gary Vaynerchuk
American Businessman
Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show.
Quote examples
Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
By saying that leaders - male or female - have to look or act a certain way to be respected as role models, we are not only hurting those individuals but also reinforcing rigid benchmarks for the next generation of passionate, aspiring leaders, who are watching.
Quote examples
Paul Gillmor
American Politician
Among the many important provisions in the energy bill are the creation of an estimated half million new jobs, increased oil production, blackout protection, controlling fertilizer costs by stabilizing natural gas prices and enacting new efficiency benchmarks.
Quote examples
Edward Kennedy
American Politician
We want to support our troops because they didn't make the decision to go there... but I don't think it should be open-ended. We ought to have a benchmark where the administration has to come back and give us a report.
Quote examples
Naveen Patnaik
Indian Politician
Vajpayeeji's time was a time of mutual respect and understanding, irrespective of how small or big a party you are. In fact, Vajpayeeji's handling of a coalition is something of a benchmark in world politics.
Quote examples
David Blunkett
British Politician
To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can judge our actions and their long-term impact.
Quote examples
Sunny Deol
Indian Actor
My films have always been considered the benchmark in action. I have a big responsibility to shoulder.
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James Dyson
British Designer
Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.
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