Two words when referring to elevation or a physical mark or monument. I believe that one word is acceptable when referring to reaching a goal such as "My next benchmark in life is to start using two words when referring to a bench mark monument". ... I found a slight preference for bench mark.
How do you use the word benchmark?
Benchmark sentence example
- Toy horse and rider sets are almost a benchmark of childhood. ...
- This elaborates the themes set out in Benjamin's previous benchmark book. ...
- For part-time undergraduates we have 0.9% against benchmark 1.1% (compared to 3.9 against a benchmark of 1.1 last year ).
What does it mean a benchmark?
1a : something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged a stock whose performance is a benchmark against which other stocks can be measured. b : a point of reference from which measurements may be made.
