Sterling definition
Of genuinely high quality; excellent.
Sterling principles.
adjective
The definition of sterling is something made of at least 92.5% pure silver, or something of very high quality.
An example of sterling are sterling silver earrings.
An example of sterling is a high quality reputation; a sterling reputation.
adjective
British money.
noun
Of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver.
adjective
Consisting of or relating to sterling or British money.
adjective
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Sterling is a group of articles made of sterling silver, or British money that is at least 50% silver or 91.666% gold.
An example of sterling is a collection of sterling silver serving pieces.
An example of sterling is an English silver coin worth one penny.
noun
British money, especially the pound as the basic unit of currency of the United Kingdom.
noun
British coinage of silver or gold, having as a standard of fineness 0.500 for silver and 0.91666 for gold.
noun
Sterling silver.
noun
Articles, such as tableware, made of sterling silver.
noun
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Made of sterling silver.
A sterling teaspoon.
adjective
Of the highest quality.
A person of sterling character.
adjective
An early English silver penny: a pound weight of these pennies was later standardized as a money of account.
noun
English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny.
noun
Sterling silver or articles made of it.
noun
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The standard of fineness of legal British coinage: for silver, 0.500; for gold, 0.91666
noun
Of or payable in British money.
adjective
Made of sterling silver.
adjective
Another term for the U.K. currency, the British pound. The symbol for sterling is £.
A male given name transferred from the surnames.
pronoun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
sterling
Plural:
sterlings