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Sterling

see synonyms of sterling

Noun

1. sterling

British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

Adjective

2. greatest, sterling, superlative

highest in quality

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sterling

see synonyms of sterling
noun
1. 
a. 
British money
pound sterling
b. 
(as modifier)
sterling reserves
2. 
the official standard of fineness of British coins: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925
3. 
a.  short for sterling silver
b. 
(as modifier)
a sterling bracelet
4. 
an article or articles manufactured from sterling silver
5. 
a former British silver penny
adjective
6. (prenominal)
genuine and reliable; first-class
sterling quality
noun
Peter. born 1960, Australian rugby league player: played 18 matches for Australia (1982–88)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sterling

see synonyms of sterling
noun
1. 
an early English silver penny: a pound weight of these pennies was later standardized as a money of account
2. 
English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny
3. 
sterling silver or articles made of it
4. 
the standard of fineness of legal British coinage: for silver, 0.500; for gold, 0.91666
5. 
British money
adjective
6. 
of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver
7. 
of or payable in British money
8. 
made of sterling silver
9. 
of genuinely high quality; excellent
sterling principles

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sterling

see synonyms of sterling
n.
1. Abbr. ster. or stg. British money, especially the pound as the basic unit of currency of the United Kingdom.
2. British coinage of silver or gold, having as a standard of fineness 0.500 for silver and 0.91666 for gold.
3.
a. Sterling silver.
b. Articles, such as tableware, made of sterling silver.
adj.
1. Consisting of or relating to sterling or British money.
2. Made of sterling silver: a sterling teaspoon.
3. Of the highest quality: a person of sterling character.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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