Question

criterion He's one of those readers whose main criterion for liking a book is whether it confirms his prejudices. kraɪˈtɪriən

Accepted Answer

A standard by which a judgment or decision is made. One person's principal criterion for a new car may be its gas mileage, while someone else's may be whether it has room for four children. When filling a job opening, employers usually look for several criteria (notice the plural form) in the applicants; and when college admissions officers are reading student applications, they likewise always keep a few basic criteria in mind. And when interviewing an applicant, one criterion for both the employer and the admissions officer might include the size of the applicant's vocabulary!

word	criterion
definition	A standard by which a judgment or decision is made.
eg_sentence	He's one of those readers whose main criterion for liking a book is whether it confirms his prejudices.
explanation	One person's principal criterion for a new car may be its gas mileage, while someone else's may be whether it has room for four children. When filling a job opening, employers usually look for several criteria (notice the plural form) in the applicants; and when college admissions officers are reading student applications, they likewise always keep a few basic criteria in mind. And when interviewing an applicant, one criterion for both the employer and the admissions officer might include the size of the applicant's vocabulary!
IPA	kraɪˈtɪriən

Criterion Criteria Admissions Standard Judgment Decision Made Readers