See Also: Yardstick(money)
yardstick(dictionary)

yardstick (oh)



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 subjects are used as a yardstick against which to measure the children's progress.
a special stick used for measuring things which is exactly one yard long