benchmark

benchmark

Something against which to measure success or progress. We have several benchmarks that will help us to determine if your portfolio is experiencing solid growth. I'm so happy to share that I've reached the benchmark of six months of sobriety!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cover your back
  • cover (one's) back
  • be on the ragged edge
  • be within a whisker of (something)
  • be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something
  • first impressions are the most lasting
References in periodicals archive
Our clients use the consensus and sector aggregates to monitor and understand credit trends," said William Haney, Credit Benchmark's CEO.
Credit Benchmark Announces Craig Broderick Head of New Advisory Board
The results of the benchmark recall and subjective benchmark measures are presented in Table 1.
Marketing Benchmarks: Do You Trust Your Friendly Marketer?
The battle has caused other Silicon Valley investors to take Benchmark to task.
One Uber relationship that didn't last the ride
Alfalah GHP prosperity planning fund - moderate plan generated a return of 11.6 percent against the benchmark which generated 12.8 percent.
Alfalah GHP Alpha fund earns return of 29.6pc in benchmark KSE-100 in 3QY2017
OnePlus has reportedly tampered with the OnePlus 5 results in benchmarks including AnTuTu, Androbench, Geekbench 4, GFXBench, Quadrant, Nenamark 2, and Vellamo.
OnePlus 5 Release Date Tainted By Benchmark Cheating?
Just as a benchmark should adjust for the type of facility it represents, it should also vary based on cultural differences.
8 Considerations for benchmarking: a keen understanding of the information behind a benchmark is key to making sure you're using the right data to guide your next project
The word benchmark indicates to a metric unit on a scale for measurement.
BENCHMARKING OF GROWTH MANUFACTURING SMES: A REVIEW
In order to transfer heights from the wall benchmark to the temporary height point (footplate) Figure 4, the calibrated snap-in should be placed on the benchmark so that the inner surface of the sleeve lies on the benchmark head.
The development and calibration of the benchmark sleeve for levelling elevation points which are partially recessed
"The customer-focused, highly-flexible business model that CTS has embraced makes the organization an excellent cultural fit with Benchmark," said Gayla J.
Benchmark nabs CTS's EMS unit
We document several behaviors of liquidity suppliers that indicate an active strategy to exploit the Benchmark Quote Exception.
The quote exception rule: giving high frequency traders an unintended advantage
That sort of shared environment can completely invalidate a benchmark.
Preparing to benchmark a proposed architecture
"The basic components of past transitions include: first, identifying a new and reliable benchmark, one that is anchored in transactions.
Gensler calls for LIBOR, Euribor benchmark interest rates to be scrapped
If one went to a cobbler, he would mark off the size of the foot on his bench, creating a benchmark.
Benchmarking's role in driving performance
Cantrell found that 10 of the states that have not recommended EHB benchmark plans have taken steps such as analyzing existing state benefit mandates and assessing benchmark plan options.
PPACA: 19 states missed essential benefits deadline
"That is going to mark a paradigm shift in the world of benchmarking," says Bruce Harrington, Director of Retirement and Product Strategy for John Hancock Financial Network, because all fees will have to be made transparent, and all plans will have to benchmark to show that their fees are reasonable.
Plan Benchmarking - Guiding Light