"key performance indicator" meaning in English

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        "(management) A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals."
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals",
          "word": "關鍵績效指標"
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          "sense": "metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals",
          "word": "ŝlosila rendimenta indikilo"
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          "sense": "metric used to measure progress towards organizational goals",
          "word": "avaintulosmittari"
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          "word": "indicateur clé de performance"
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Leistungskennzahl"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "jūyō gyōseki hyōka shihyō",
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          "word": "重要業績評価指標"
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          "roman": "ključevój pokazátelʹ effektívnosti",
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          "word": "ключево́й показа́тель эффекти́вности"
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          "word": "indicador clave de rendimiento"
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