yardstick
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈjɑːrd.stɪk/
Definition
A standard or criterion used for comparison and evaluation.
Examples
Academic performance is often used as a yardstick for future career potential.
They needed a reliable yardstick to determine if the new policy was actually effective.
Profitability remains the ultimate yardstick by which most businesses judge their performance.
How to Use yardstick
- use as a yardstick (collocation)
- To employ something as a standard for evaluation. — "We use these metrics as a yardstick for our progress."
- by the yardstick of (idiom)
- According to the standards of a specific measure. — "By the yardstick of history, this event is quite minor."
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