key performance indicator

noun

A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.

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Meanings

nounkey performance indicator (plural key performance indicators)

plural key performance indicators

  1. managementA financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.

    Synonyms: KPI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 關鍵績效指標 /关键绩效指标
  • 關鍵績效指標 /关键绩效指标metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Dutch kritische prestatie-indicator
  • kritische prestatie-indicatormetric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Esperanto ŝlosila rendimenta indikilo
  • ŝlosila rendimenta indikilometric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Finnish avaintulosmittari
  • avaintulosmittarimetric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
French indicateur clé de performance
  • indicateur clé de performancemetric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
German Leistungskennzahl
  • Leistungskennzahlmetric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Japanese 重要業績評価指標
  • 重要業績評価指標 (jūyō gyōseki hyōka shihyō)metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Portuguese indicador-chave de desempenho
  • indicador-chave de desempenhometric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Russian ключево́й показа́тель эффекти́вности, КПЭ
  • ключево́й показа́тель эффекти́вности (ključevój pokazátelʹ effektívnosti)metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
  • КПЭ (KPE)metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Spanish indicador clave de rendimiento
  • indicador clave de rendimientometric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
Swedish nyckeltal
  • nyckeltalmetric used to measure progress towards organizational goals
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APA

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MLA

“key performance indicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20performance%20indicator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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