Sekirov Dictionary

sterling

UK /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/US /ˈstɜɹlɪŋ/

adjective6

  1. Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
  2. (figurative) Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
  3. Of silver: being of standard quality.
  4. Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
  5. (no longer used) Of English (or (obsolete) Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.
  6. (figurative, no longer used) Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).

noun8

  1. The currency of the United Kingdom, also called the pound sterling
  2. Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
  3. (historical) Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
  4. An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
  5. A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
  6. (no longer used) The standard degree of fineness.
  7. (no longer used) Money generally.
  8. (no longer used) Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)
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