The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
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Benchmark
/ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/
Synonyms for "benchmark" (275 found)
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Closest matches (55)
Noun(40 words)
achievement indicatorsachievement standardalignment standardanchoring ruleansisassessassessmentassessment anchorassessment metricsassessment milestonebaselinebaseline resultsbaselinesbehavioral indicatorsbenchbench markbenchmark markerbenchmarking conceptcalibration standardclassification criterion
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clearly defined purposecommunication standardcommunity progresscomparatorcomparatorscompetencycontrol samplecraft exemplarcriteria termcriterioncriterionscultural milestonecurriculum elementcynosuresdata measuredefinedesideratumdesign guidelinedesign principledisplay standard
Adjective(11 words)
aesthetic standardbest production methodcanonical normclassicclassic workclear criteriaclear writingcommon referenceconsistent performancecultural practice indicatorscurrent baseline
Strong matches (83)
Noun(52 words)
earth referenceecmascript standardemotional-intelligence basedenvironmental standardsepitomizingequipment calibrationestablishevaluateevaluation criterionexaminationexpected outcomeface shield standardfield standardfinancial metricfinancial qualifierfochfrontrunnergaugesgeodetic markergoalpost
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goalsgovernance scoregrade level standardground referenceguide basedguideposthallmarkhurdleidealimpact resistantindicatorinspection standardinternal standardlandmarklanguage standardlearner requirementslearning pointlegal-code standardslegal-rule standardlitmusloadstarlodestarmake a comparisonmanagement criterionmanagement goalmasterpiecemasterymeasuremeasure adverbmeasure linguistic abilitymeasure oral understandingmeasure sample
Adjective(25 words)
ecological measureeconomic stability targeteducational attributeeducational metriceducational referenceformal standardsgood management practicesgoverning factorgrading termguiding ruleguiding standardhigh standardhigh standardshighest qualityinstructional clarityinstructional indicatoritalian normakey indicatorleading itemleading source
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legal measurelegal standardlinguistic proficiencymajor turning pointmathematical norms
Verb(4 words)
Related words (137)
Noun(108 words)
measure sample worksheetmeasure speech abilitymeasure use protocolmeasurement criterionmeasurement rulermeasuring stickmeccamilepostmilepostsmilestonemilestone in educationmilestonesmilitary precedentmirror progressmirrors progressmodel problemmodel systemmodel-organism curriculummodelsmoral quality
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more commercially viablemost classicalmost physiologicmost prototypicalmost standardnorlutinnormanormally expectedobeliskofficial guidelineofficial standardoutcome measureparparadigmparagonparagonspeer collaboration targetspegperformance criterionperformance standardperformance targetpolicy precedentpolicy standardpositive controlprecedentpresentabilityprogress markersprototype a designpsychometric propertyquality attributesquality measurequality of life measurequality standardquizreasonablenessreferencereference gaugereference measurementreference pagesreference pointreference trialsreference valuereference valuesrequirementrevolutionary designrubric standardsat strategy modulescientifically basedsearch algorithmsetset pointsetting a standardshoot forshowcasesshuhasocial indicatorsocial progress markersorting algorithm choicespanish mediblespanish medirspeech related traitspot price benchmarkstandardstandard of livingstandard unitsstandardizestandardized teststandardsstandards termstate artstate of the artstatus quosstock indexsubject standardsurvey markertestthroughput targettidemarktouchstonetouchstonesunit of measureuubverification standardvilniusvisual evaluationyaltopyayardstickyardsticks
Adjective(17 words)
measured performanceminimum standardmorphological criterionnational authoritynorwegian standardofficial criterionoperational targetplanned performancequalifying score benchmarkquality standardssocial welfare targetsstandard germanstandard procedurestrict standardsstructural integritysystematic standardunremarkable exam
Adverb(1 words)
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Determiner(2 words)
most evident factormost written history
Verb(5 words)
Pronoun(1 words)
self benchmark
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15 entriesassessassessmentcriteriondefineestablishevaluatelandmarkmeasuremeasurementpoint of referencereferencereference pointstandardtesttouchstone
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23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Collocations
10 entriesbenchmark databenchmark scorebenchmark testclassroom benchmarkdistrict benchmarkindustry benchmarknational benchmarkperformance benchmarkquality benchmarkstate benchmark
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Without a good benchmark, it's hard to tell which software is faster.
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Its performance on the benchmark test suite shows that this is one of the fastest computer processors in existence.
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Britain’s benchmark FTSE index was up 1.7%. The CAC-40 in France climbed 2.3% and Germany’s DAX index was up just over one percent.
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