yardstick

Meaning (English)

a standard used to judge something

Meaning (मराठी)

मोजपट्टी, निकष

Used in a sentence

Per-capita income alone is a poor yardstick of development.

केवळ दरडोई उत्पन्न ही विकासाची अपुरी मोजपट्टी आहे.

Synonyms

benchmark, criterion, measure

Antonyms

guesswork, arbitrary judgment