common measure

noun

Definition of common measure

: 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

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The most common measure of empathy, a questionnaire, has been completed by hundreds of thousands of people since the late 1970s. — K.n.c., The Economist, "How to increase empathy and unite society," 7 June 2019 The most common measure of yield curve steepness is the difference between two-year and 10-year yields. — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, "Inverted Yield Curves Aren’t a Crystal Ball," 4 Dec. 2018 Its total net debt was about $1.40 billion on Oct. 31, or about two times Vail’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a common measure of how much cash a company makes from operations. — Ezequiel Minaya, WSJ, "Vail Expansion Plan Goes Aggressive and Wipes Out," 11 Dec. 2018 Months of supply is a common measure of housing inventory. — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, "Is the housing market starting to cool off?," 2 Aug. 2018 But, adjusted for one common measure of inflation, the $100,000 original cost would instead be about $197,000 today. — Richard Rubin, WSJ, "Treasury Chief Calls Changing Capital-Gains Rule a Job for Congress First," 29 June 2018 Speed humps, which are similar to speed bumps but are slightly lower and placed at a longer driving distance, are the most common measure used. — Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, "Glendale City Council approves more lenient speed-hump criteria," 25 May 2018 The circumference of his upper arm, a common measure for malnutrition, was 7 centimeters, less than 3 inches. — Washington Post, "In Yemen, a mother’s quest to save her baby from starvation," 5 May 2018 It’s unclear if a US court ever validated the order with an international enforcement of judgment, a common measure for foreign rulings involving US businesses. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "The battle for France.com," 30 Apr. 2018

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