noun
benchmark
a standard or point of reference against which performance can be measured
In a sentence
Six example sentences with benchmark, each labelled with its topic.
Every release is measured against the same benchmark, so a build that loads slower than last month gets rejected.
Technology
Coaches use a mile time as the season's opening benchmark, then repeat it in March to see who improved.
Fitness
The industry benchmark for a support reply is four hours, and the team has sat above it since summer.
Business
The fund is judged against a benchmark index, and any year it trails that index by two points costs the manager her bonus.
Finance
Statisticians use 2015 prices as the benchmark, so every later figure is quoted as a percentage of that year.
Economics
Forty percent from three is the benchmark for a starting wing, and she finished the season two points above it.
Basketball
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