This product is a 'notch' [='step'] above its competitors in quality and price.
a jacket with a 'notched' collar [=a collar that has a notch in it]
The team 'notched up' another win in yesterday's game.
(..) A white woman, I was talking to the prosecution, trying to see if they'd be interested in doing a deal, They are so high, This is a notch in their gun, I knew my mama shoulda got me a white lawyer, I'm going to try this one more time, Where were you on September ? (..)1994 The Glass Shield