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1. (adj.) sterling
of or denoting the currency of Great Britain.
2. sterling
(of silver) having the standard fineness of 0.925.
3. sterling
made of silver of this fineness.
4. sterling
thoroughly excellent:
a person of sterling worth.
5. (n.) sterling
British currency.
6. sterling
the standard of fineness for gold and silver coin in the United Kingdom, 0.91666 for gold and 0.500 for silver.
7. sterling
silver having a fineness of 0.925, now used esp. in the manufacture of table utensils, jewelry, etc.
8. sterling
manufactured articles of sterling silver.
9. sterling
sterling flatware.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME: a silver coin (see star , -ling1))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sterling
British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
2. (adj) greatest, sterling(a), superlative
highest in quality
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sterling
belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used
2. (adj) sterling
genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense
3. (noun) sterling
same as Starling, 3
4. (noun) sterling
any English coin of standard value; coined money
5. (noun) sterling
a certain standard of quality or value for money
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Sense: (usually£when written) British money, especially in international trading etc.
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 Afrikaans: sterling |
 Arabic: جنيه إسْتَرليني العِملَه |
 Bulgarian: лира стерлинг |
 Brazilian: libra esterlina |
 Czech: sterling |
 German: der Sterling |
 Danish: sterling |
 Greek: στερλίνα |
 Estonian: naelsterling |
 Farsi: استرلينگ؛پول رايج انگلستا |
 Finnish: punta |
 French: livre sterling |
 Hebrew: שְׁטֶרלִינג |
 Hindi: पाउण्ड |
 Croatian: funta sterlinga (britansk |
 Hungarian: sterling |
 Indonesian: sterling |
 Icelandic: sterlingspund |
 Italian: sterlina |
 Japanese: 英貨 |
 Korean: 영국 파운드의 약자 |
 Lithuanian: sterlingas |
 Latvian: britu valūta |
 Malay: sterling |
 Dutch: Brits geld |
 Norwegian: (pund) sterling |
 Polish: funt szterling |
 Persian: استرلينگ؛پول رايج انگلستا |
 Pashto: سټرلنګ (دبرتانيې پولى واح |
 Portuguese: libra esterlina |
 Romanian: liră sterlină |
 Russian: стерлинг |
 Slovak: šterling |
 Slovenian: šterling |
 Serbian: sterling |
 Swedish: sterling |
 Thai: สกุลเงินอังกฤษ |
 Turkish: sterlin |
 Taiwanese: 英鎊(英國貨幣) |
 Ukrainian: англійська валюта |
 Urdu: برطانیہ کا سنہری سکہ |
 Vietnamese: đồng bảng Anh |
 Chinese: 英镑（英国货币） |
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