Usually means: Meeting the required standard adequately.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word up to scratch:

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  1. up to scratch: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. up to scratch: Merriam-Webster
  3. up to scratch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. up to scratch: Collins English Dictionary
  5. up to scratch: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. up to scratch: Wiktionary
  7. up to scratch: Dictionary.com
  8. up to scratch: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. up to scratch: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality

Similar:
up to snuff, satisfactory, good enough, fine, close enough, adequate, adequative, up to standard, comfortable, sufficient, more...

Opposite:
unsatisfactory, inadequate, subpar, below standard, unacceptable

Phrases:
get up to scratch, not up to scratch, more...

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Similar:
up to snuff, satisfactory, good enough, fine, close enough, adequate, adequative, up to standard, comfortable, sufficient, more...

Opposite:
unsatisfactory, inadequate, subpar, below standard, unacceptable

Phrases:
get up to scratch, not up to scratch, more...



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