common measure
noun
: a meter consisting chiefly of iambic lines of 7 accents each arranged in rhymed pairs usually printed in 4-line stanzas
called also common meter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Using a common measure to compare hospitals’ relative financial health, the researchers found that NYU Langone had 118 days cash on hand, compared to Bellevue’s days cash on hand of less than one. 
Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Another common measure of value, however, the venerable price/earnings ratio, fared well. Suzanne Mcgee, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022 Using observational climate data over the past century, researchers have been able to closely link tree ring width to moisture content in the soil, which is a common measure of drought. Henry Fountain, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Using observational climate data over the last century, researchers have been able to closely link tree ring width to moisture content in the soil, which is a common measure of drought. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 One common measure of tracking investor activity is all-cash sales, which represent 23% of total transactions. Ali Wolf, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2021 China has long been one of the most unequal major economies in the world, with one common measure of income inequality, the Gini coefficient, at 0.465 in 2019 according to official data out of a possible 1.0. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021 In our busy, busy world, the pressure to be productive is pretty overwhelming – and a common measure of utility and worth. Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes, 29 May 2021 One common measure of fiscal sustainability is debt as a share of the nation’s gross domestic output, or economic output. Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021 See More
Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Another common measure of value, however, the venerable price/earnings ratio, fared well. Suzanne Mcgee, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2022 Using observational climate data over the past century, researchers have been able to closely link tree ring width to moisture content in the soil, which is a common measure of drought. Henry Fountain, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2022 Using observational climate data over the last century, researchers have been able to closely link tree ring width to moisture content in the soil, which is a common measure of drought. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 One common measure of tracking investor activity is all-cash sales, which represent 23% of total transactions. Ali Wolf, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2021 China has long been one of the most unequal major economies in the world, with one common measure of income inequality, the Gini coefficient, at 0.465 in 2019 according to official data out of a possible 1.0. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021 In our busy, busy world, the pressure to be productive is pretty overwhelming – and a common measure of utility and worth. Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes, 29 May 2021 One common measure of fiscal sustainability is debt as a share of the nation’s gross domestic output, or economic output. Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1774, in the meaning defined above