General
benchmark
What does benchmark mean?
A point of comparison used to evaluate performance or quality.
"Industry benchmark for churn is around five percent."
Origin
From surveyors' marks and later performance testing.
Frequently asked questions
What does benchmark mean at work?
It's a reference standard you measure performance or quality against, like an industry average for a metric.
How do you use benchmark in a sentence?
Say something like 'The industry benchmark for churn is around five percent' when citing a comparison point.
Can benchmark be a verb?
Yes. To benchmark means to test or compare your performance against a standard or a competitor.
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