Meaning & use
Yardstick
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A standard or criterion by which something is judged or measured, or, literally, a graduated stick one yard long used for measuring.
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Customer satisfaction is the main yardstick the company uses to evaluate its service.
The tailor pulled out a wooden yardstick to measure the length of fabric.
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Originally a literal measuring tool exactly three feet long, now used mostly in its figurative sense of a standard for comparison.
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