{
    "term": "criterion",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a standard or principle by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is made",
            "sensetop": "criterion for something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The main criterion is value for money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She failed to **meet the** strict selection **criteria**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What **criteria are used** for assessing a student's ability?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The criteria for inclusion in the book are set out clearly in the preface.",
                    "contextForm": "criterion for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "By this criterion, very few people are suitable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Team members will be selected according to stringent criteria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The other groups agreed to adopt our criteria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report lays down criteria for disciplining staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the criteria of success for a training scheme?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Excellence is not the only criterion for inclusion in the collection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sociologists have more objective criteria for defining social class."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The correct investment criteria were not being applied."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The listing in the guide is proof that the restaurant meets certain criteria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The objectives and the criteria of success must be defined."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sole criterion is the market price of the land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the criteria used in evaluating student performance?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["sole", "basic", "main"],
                "… of criteria": ["range", "set"],
                "verb + criterion": ["fit", "fulfil/​fulfill", "meet"],
                "preposition": [
                    "according to a/​the criterion",
                    "by a/​the criterion",
                    "criterion for"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraɪˈtɪəriən/",
                "audio": "cr/criterion/criterion__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraɪˈtɪəriə/",
                "audio": "cr/criterion/criteria__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraɪˈtɪriən/",
                "audio": "cr/criterion/criterion__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraɪˈtɪriə/",
                "audio": "cr/criterion/criteria__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging’, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’."
}