noun
- a measuring stick that is one yard (36 inches) long
- a standard used to judge or measure something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The carpenter used a yardstick to measure the length of the board.
- She marked the fabric with a yardstick before cutting.
- Academic achievement shouldn’t be the only yardstick for success.
- The company uses customer satisfaction as a yardstick for performance.
- His previous work serves as a yardstick for comparison.
- We need a better yardstick to evaluate these proposals.