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Definition of measure against phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

measure against

phrasal verb
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measure somebody/something against somebody/something
  1. to compare somebody/something with somebody/something
    • The figures are not very good when measured against those of our competitors.
    • a series of tasks that measure candidates against each other
    • The school's performance is measured against a strict set of criteria.
See measure against in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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