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benchmark

noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
B
Ends with
K
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
22

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noun

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

noun

  1. A standard by which something can be measured or judged

    “His painting sets the benchmark of quality”

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His painting sets the benchmark of quality

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