standard: meaning, pronunciation and examples

What does “standard” mean?

1. 1

   nouna level of quality that is expected or reached

   The hotel has very high standards.

2. 2

   adjectivenormal or usual, not special

   This is the standard size for printer paper.

Common phrases with “standard”

• high standards
• standard of living
• meet a standard
• standard practice

“standard” is on these word lists

• B1B1 English vocabulary (intermediate)
• Common English nouns
• Common English adjectives
• English vocabulary for work, business and money
• English vocabulary for numbers and quantity

Learn these words next

• growth nounB1an increase in size, amount or importance
• loss nounB1the fact of no longer having something
• price nounA1the amount of money you must pay to buy something
• projection nounB2an estimate of a future amount or situation based on present information
• account nounB1an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there
• agent nounB1a person whose job is to act or do business for someone else
• agreement nounB1an arrangement or promise between people, groups or countries
• amount nounB1how much there is of something