yardstick
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But we all must decide, he added, whether we will use money “as a tool to live a better life” or, tragically, “as a yardstick of status to measure yourself against others.”
From MarketWatch
But we all must decide, he added, whether we will use money “as a tool to live a better life” or, tragically, “as a yardstick of status to measure yourself against others.”
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, the price of Brent crude, the global yardstick, edged up.
It was one of the warning lights for technicians who watch such yardsticks for clues about the market’s direction.
Oil prices surged Thursday in response to the sanctions, with Brent, the global yardstick, recently trading up around 5%, as traders worry the measures could disrupt global supply.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
