yardstick

ˈjɑrdˌstɪk

Definition of yardstick - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

comparison standard

standard for comparing quality or performance

Success is often the yardstick for happiness.

benchmark

criterion

unit

measure of length equal to three feet

He measured the room's width with a yardstick..

measuring stick

rule

ruler

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measure of length equal to three feet

Expressions with yardstick

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measure with a yardstick

evaluate or judge using a standard

She measured the success of the project with a yardstick of customer satisfaction.

yardstick of success

standard used to measure success in a context

Financial gain is often the yardstick of success in business.

Origin of yardstick

English, yard (measure) + stick (rod)

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trading gauge

index tracking NASDAQ exchange firms, used as U.S. shares yardstick

measure with a yardstick

measurement

determine length using a yardstick

Examples of yardstick in a sentence

In education, test scores are a common yardstick.
She used a yardstick to draw a straight line.
A yardstick was handy for the carpentry work.

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French:critère, règle, ...
German:Maßstab, Zollstock, ...
Italian:criterio, metro, ...
Spanish:criterio, vara, ...
Portuguese:critério, jarda, ...
Chinese:衡量标准, 码尺, ...
Japanese:尺度, ヤードスティック, ...
Arabic:مِعْيَار, مِسطَرة يَرد, ...
Hebrew:מֶדֶד, סַרְגֵּל יָאַרְד, ...
Russian:мерило, ярдовая линейка, ...
Ukrainian:мірило, ярдова лінійка, ...
Hindi:मापदंड, गज, ...
Bengali:মানদণ্ড, গজের মাপ, ...
Catalan:criteri, iarda, ...
Czech:měřítko, yard, ...
Danish:målestok, tommestok, ...
Dutch:maatstaf, meetlat, ...
Greek:κριτήριο, μέτρο, ...
Hungarian:mérce, yard, ...
Khmer:ខ្នាតវាស់តម្លៃ, យ៉ាត, ...
Korean:기준, 야드스틱, ...
Persian:معیار, یارد استیک, ...
Polish:miara, miarka, ...
Portuguese (BR):padrão, vara de medir, ...
Romanian:etalon, riglă de măsurat, ...
Swedish:måttstock, tumstock, ...
Thai:เกณฑ์วัด, ไม้หลา, ...
Turkish:ölçüt, ölçü çubuğu, ...
Vietnamese:thước đo, thước yard, ...

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