gauge
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5.6
- noun
- /ɡeɪdʒ/
- Last week, we discussed folklore as a gauge... for the values of the society that created them.
- a gauge of success
- serve as a gauge
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Watch on YouTubeWe got inflation via the Feds preferred PCE gauge this morning, as well as the employment Cost index.
- We got inflation via the Feds preferred PCE gauge this morning, as well as the employment Cost index.
- In fact, we should also have some gauge as to how bad is the unemployment issue going to get.
- But you always, but then there's a fine line as well, because what's what's your gauge?
- He says that these negative feelings you have or this discomfort that builds up in you, it's like a gauge on your dashboard when you're in your car.
- I will emphasize that it is important to know that the only valid gauge is the person's own life experience.
- What is the gauge for you that Oh this, I'm killing what?
- But my gauge was my gauge was naive.
- Like your first brand deal will tell you how much you're worth to brands and then you kind of have a gauge if someone offers you.
Examples
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The results of the test act as a useful gauge of a student's understanding of the material.
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And, and this is the best gauge that we have.
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In fact, we should also have some gauge as to how bad is the unemployment issue going to get.
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Many people are looking at them as a gauge of the Purge's success.
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Every subtle motion, everything she said and didn't say, became a gauge to measure her madness.
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Government-provided figures on recidivism and signed pledges are not accurate gauges for the success of de-radicalization efforts.
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He says that these negative feelings you have or this discomfort that builds up in you, it's like a gauge on your dashboard when you're in your car.
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The new study provides a reliable gauge for measuring public opinion on climate change.
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Experts use the Consumer Price Index as a key gauge to assess inflation trends in the economy.
Synonyms
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2.5
A standard used to compare people or things
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4.2
A measure used to judge the performance or success of something
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3.1
A standard used to compare other things
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7.5
A way to judge how good or true something is
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3.9
A way to judge how good or successful something is
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3.7
A known mark people use to compare or find position
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3.2
A fixed amount used as a standard to measure length, weight, or volume
An agreed unit used to measure and compare things
A system that gives numbers or levels to show how much of something there is
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
A device that measures how hard a gas or liquid pushes inside a system
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6.8
A railway track with rails closer together than on a standard railway
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3.5
The distance between the inside edges of two rails used by most railways
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A railway track with wider space between the rails than the standard track, allowing larger trains
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A tool that measures rain using a float on the top of the collected water
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A tool that measures very small distances or thicknesses using a fine screw
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An instrument with a pointed tool on an adjustable stand used to mark and check flat surfaces like metal plates
How Typical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gauge comes from an old French word jauge meaning 'a measure'. So a gauge can also be a rule or standard we use to judge or compare things, like using customer satisfaction as a gauge of success.