Definitions for standards
stan·dards

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1. standardsadverb

   (plural form only): Pertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards.

   There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned.

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1. Standards

   Standards is the fourth album by the American post-rock band Tortoise.

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1. standardsnoun

   Plural noun of the word standard.

   The company has specific standards that all their products have to meet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1029

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1828

How to pronounce standards?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say standards in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of standards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of standards in a Sentence

1. Peter Cecchini:

   We think there will selling of banks over the course of 2016, with corporate credit secondary market liquidity non-existent and with wage growth absent, bank lending standards are likely to tighten, not loosen.

2. David Culley:

   We have standards, i didn't feel like those standards were being met consistently. It wasn't tough at all (to waive Cunningham). It's about the team. It's not about one individual player.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   No president would be a tougher negotiator on behalf of American workers, either with our trade partners or Republicans on Capitol Hill than I would be, in order to get a deal that meets these high standards, the President should listen to and work with his allies in Congress, starting with Nancy Pelosi, who have expressed their concerns about the impact that a weak agreement would have on our workers, to make sure we get the best, strongest deal possible.

4. United States:

   We are reviewing the latest letter from the wireless companies on how to mitigate interference from 5G C-band transmissions. United States aviation safety standards will guide our next actions.

5. Bill Cosby:

   Let me say this, i only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Standards
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=standards