Sterling

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. British money, especially the pound as the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom.
  • n. British coinage of silver or gold, having as a standard of fineness 0.500 for silver and 0.91666 for gold.
  • n. Sterling silver.
  • n. Articles, such as tableware, made of sterling silver.
  • adj. Consisting of or relating to sterling or British money.
  • adj. Made of sterling silver: a sterling teaspoon.
  • adj. Of the highest quality: a person of sterling character.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound
  • n. former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
  • n. sterling silver, or articles made from this material
  • n. A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.
  • adj. of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage
  • adj. of, relating to, or made from sterling silver
  • adj. high quality
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as starling, 3.
  • n. Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
  • n. A certain standard of quality or value for money.
  • adj. Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage
  • adj. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An obsolete form of starling.
  • n. A silver coin struck by English (and Scottish) kings from the time of Richard I. (1190).
  • n. English money.
  • Of fixed or standard national value; conforming to the national standard of value: said of English money, and, by extension, of the precious metals: as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling. Abbreviated ster., stg.
  • Of acknowledged worth or influence; authoritative.
  • Genuine; true; pure; hence, of great value or excellence.
  • n. See starling.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
  • adj. highest in quality
    • Equivalent
    superior   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    money   
    Variant
    Starling    starling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    genuine    pure   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Stirling    burling    curling    gerling    herling   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    franc    halfpenny    rupee    shilling    peso   
     
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