Benchmark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a standard by which something can be measured or judged

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɑːnz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsfˈəʊdəlz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsfˈəʊdəlz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænɑːnz/.

Examples

his painting sets the benchmark of quality

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bench mark

Parts of Speech

noun	a standard by which something can be measured or judged “his painting sets the benchmark of quality”
noun	a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Maßstab

ein Maßstab, anhand dessen etwas gemessen oder beurteilt werden kann

🇫🇷French

référence

une norme par laquelle quelque chose peut être mesuré ou jugé

🇪🇸Spanish

punto de referencia

Un estándar por el cual algo puede ser medido o juzgado.

🇮🇹Italian

segno di riferimento

uno standard in base al quale qualcosa può essere misurato o giudicato

🇳🇱Dutch

maatstaf

een standaard waaraan iets kan worden gemeten of beoordeeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

referência

um padrão pelo qual algo pode ser medido ou julgado

🇷🇺Russian

эталон

стандарт, по которому можно что-то измерить или оценить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेंचमार्क

एक मानक जिसके द्वारा किसी चीज़ को मापा या आंका जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বেঞ্চমার্ক

একটি মান যার দ্বারা কিছু পরিমাপ বা বিচার করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

அளவுகோல்

எதையாவது அளவிட அல்லது தீர்மானிக்கக்கூடிய ஒரு தரநிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

బెంచ్ మార్క్

దేనినైనా కొలవగల లేదా నిర్ణయించగల ప్రమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेंचमार्क

एक मानक ज्याद्वारे काहीतरी मोजले जाऊ शकते किंवा त्याचा न्याय केला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્ચમાર્ક

એક ધોરણ જેના દ્વારા કંઈક માપી શકાય છે અથવા નક્કી કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನದಂಡ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಳೆಯಬಹುದಾದ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಮಾನದಂಡ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബെഞ്ച്മാർക്ക്

എന്തെങ്കിലും അളക്കാനോ വിലയിരുത്താനോ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു മാനദണ്ഡം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਂਚਮਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਮਿਆਰ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਪਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਣਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بینچ مارک

ایک معیار جس کے ذریعہ کسی چیز کی پیمائش یا فیصلہ کیا جاسکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基准

衡量或判断某事物的标准

🇯🇵Japanese

ベンチマーク

何かを測定または判断できる基準

🇰🇷Korean

기준

어떤 것을 측정하거나 판단할 수 있는 기준

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điểm chuẩn

một tiêu chuẩn mà một cái gì đó có thể được đo lường hoặc đánh giá

🇹🇭Thai

เกณฑ์มาตรฐาน

มาตรฐานที่สามารถวัดหรือตัดสินบางสิ่งได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tolok ukur

standar dimana sesuatu dapat diukur atau dinilai

🇲🇾Malay

penanda aras

piawaian yang mana sesuatu boleh diukur atau dinilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعيار

معيار يمكن من خلاله قياس شيء ما أو الحكم عليه

🇮🇷Persian

معیار

معیاری که با آن می توان چیزی را سنجید یا قضاوت کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kalite testi

bir şeyin ölçülebileceği veya değerlendirilebileceği bir standart

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמת מידה

תקן שלפיו ניתן למדוד או לשפוט משהו

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The primary meaning of 'benchmark' is 'a standard by which something can be measured or judged'.

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