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Definition of benchmark verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

benchmark

verb

NAmE//ˈbɛntʃmɑrk//

benchmark something (against something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they benchmark

he / she / it benchmarks

past simple benchmarked

-ing form benchmarking

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to judge the quality of something in relation to that of other similar things Projects are assessed and benchmarked against the targets. The journal was recently benchmarked against other IT journals.

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