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  • yardstick — yard‧stick [ˈjɑːdˌstɪk ǁ ˈjɑːrd ] noun [countable] something that you use to compare another thing with, in order to judge how good or successful it is: yardstick of • Is profit the only yardstick of success? • The annual percentage rate is the… …   Financial and business terms

  • yardstick — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, reliable, useful ▪ common ▪ traditional ▪ moral VERB + YARDSTICK …   Collocations dictionary

  • yardstick — noun Date: 1610 1. a. a graduated measuring stick three feet (0.9144 meter) long b. a standard basis of calculation < a yardstick for measuring astronomical distances > 2. a standard for making a critical judgment ; criterion < measured by the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Yardstick — Folding carpenter s ruler A y …   Wikipedia

  • yardstick — ► NOUN 1) a measuring rod a yard long. 2) a standard used for comparison …   English terms dictionary

  • yardstick — yard|stick [ˈja:dˌstık US ˈja:rd ] n 1.) something that you compare another thing with, in order to judge how good or successful it is yardstick of ▪ Profit is the most important yardstick of success for any business. as a yardstick ▪ These… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yardstick — [[t]jɑ͟ː(r)dstɪk[/t]] yardsticks N COUNT If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things. She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by… …   English dictionary

  • yardstick — UK [ˈjɑː(r)dˌstɪk] / US [ˈjɑrdˌstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms yardstick : singular yardstick plural yardsticks 1) a stick that is one yard in length, used for measuring things 2) something that you compare similar things to, as a way of… …   English dictionary

  • yardstick — /yahrd stik /, n. 1. a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring. 2. any standard of measurement or judgment: Test scores are not the only yardstick of academic achievement. [1810 20, Amer.; YARD1 + STICK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • yardstick\ bubblegum — A very dirty male or female. Without those huge breasts, she d definitely be recognized for the yardstick bubblegum she is …   Dictionary of american slang

  • yardstick\ bubblegum — A very dirty male or female. Without those huge breasts, she d definitely be recognized for the yardstick bubblegum she is …   Dictionary of american slang

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