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sterling Definition

ster·ling (stʉr′liŋ)

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

Etymology: ME sterlinge, Norman silver penny < OFr esterlin < Frank *esterling, dim. < VL istater < LL(Ec) stater, stater

adjective

  1. of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver
  2. of or payable in British money
  3. made of sterling silver
  4. of genuinely high quality; excellent sterling principles

sterling Synonyms

sterling

modif.

authentic, real, true; see genuine 1, pure 1.

sterling Synonyms

sterling

n.

flatware, silver, cutlery; see silverware.

sterling Finance Definition

Another term for the U.K. currency, the British pound. The symbol for sterling is £.

sterling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • denominate: There were also £ 301 million short-term commercial paper borrowings, all sterling denominated.
  • draw: Payments from overseas must be in sterling drawn on a UK clearing bank.

Preposition: against

euro: The evidence is the sharp rise in sterling against the euro over the past three years.

Adjective modifier

  • s: Prices Our base prices are quoted in £ s Sterling, Euros or US dollars.
  • British: The prices displayed on are web site are in £ GBP British pound Sterling.

Modifies a noun

  • silver: Wish List £ 75.00 Sterling Silver Heart Drop Necklace Cute sterling silver heart necklace with lobster claw clasp.
  • check: Tuition fees may be paid by sterling check, bank transfer or credit card.
  • jewelry: More than 2,000 products of Bali silver beads & findings, sterling silver jewelry.
  • jewelry: The Basics range of jewelry features value-for-money core lines in sterling silver jewelry.
  • liquidity: These additional securities will also be eligible as sterling stock liquidity under the FSA sterling stock liquidity regime.
  • bracelet: And what could be more beautiful than these enchanting sterling silver bracelets for generations of girls everywhere.

Noun used with modifier

  • pound: Of use pay pounds sterling country you're visiting.
  • GB: Prices All prices quoted on our pages are in GB pounds sterling and include VAT.
  • pence: Rates for pc users are shown in pounds and pence sterling per hour, and rates for Mac users are shown in US dollars.
  • uk: Me over the would be dead chance to play in uk sterling.

Possessives

  • appreciation: The report notes that current price comparisons are influenced by sterling's appreciation ( which makes overseas prices appear cheaper ).
  • departure: The last major depreciation in the value of sterling came in the early-mid 1990s following sterling's departure from the exchange rate mechanism.
  • strength: And now, of course, sterling's remarkable strength against the new currency of the euro.

Preposition: for

currency: Forward Book the difference between aggregate forward commitments to sell sterling for foreign currency and forward commitments to buy sterling with foreign currency.

Preposition: by

check: Payment must be made in UK sterling by check or banker's draft.