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sterling

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ster·ling  (stûrlng)
n.
1. Abbr. ster. or stg. British money, especially the pound as the basic monetary unit 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.

[Middle English, silver penny : possibly sterre, star; see star + -ling, diminutive suff. (from the small star stamped on the coin); see -ling1.]

sterling
Noun
British money: sterling fell by almost a pfennig
Adjective
genuine and reliable: first-class: he has a reputation for sterling honesty [probably Old English steorra star, referring to a small star on early Norman pennies]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sterlingsterling - British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
money - the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"
Adj.1.sterling - highest in quality
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

sterling
Translations
sterling [ˈstəːlɪŋ] adj [silver] → de ley
n (ECON) → libras fpl esterlinas;
a pound sterling → una libra esterlina;
he is of sterling character → tiene un carácter excelente

sterling [ˈstəːlɪŋ] adjsterling inv [silver] → de bon aloi, fin(e) (fig); à toute épreuve, excellent(e)
n (= currency) → livre f sterling inv;
a pound sterling → une livre sterling

sterling [ˈstəːlɪŋ] adj (silver) → Sterling- (fig); gediegen
n (Econ) → das Pfund Sterling, das englische Pfund;
one pound sterling → ein Pfund Sterling

sterling [ˈstəːlɪŋ] adj [gold, silver] → di buona lega;
(fig) → autentico/a, genuino/a
n (ECON) → (lira) sterlina;
a pound sterling → una lira sterlina

sterling
n sterling [ˈstəːliŋ]
(usually£when written) British money, especially in international trading etc. sterling جنيه إسْتَرليني العِملَه البَريطانيّه лира стерлинг sterling sterling der Sterling στερλίνα naelsterling استرلينگ؛پول رايج انگلستان punta livre sterling שְׁטֶרלִינג पाउण्ड funta sterlinga (britanski novac) sterling sterling sterlingspund sterlina 英貨 영국의 파운드화(貨) sterlingas britu valūta sterling Brits geld (pund) sterling funt szterling libra esterlina liră sterlină стерлинг šterling šterling sterling sterling สกุลเงินอังกฤษ sterlin 英鎊(英國貨幣) англійська валюта برطانیہ کا سنہری سکہ đồng bảng Anh
adj
1 (of silver) of a certain standard of purity. sterling مَصنوع من الفِضَّه الخالِصَه истински standardní prima von Standardwert κανονικής περιεκτικότητας puhas تمام عيار puhdas fin, de bon aloi טוֹהָר खरा, असली koji je bez standardne čistoće, bez primjesa (zlato, srebro) törvényes finomságú perak murni af stöðluðum gæðaflokki, ósvikinn, ekta puro, sterling 法定純度の (은이) 일정 순도의, 순은의 nustatytos prabos noteiktas raudzes- (sudrabs) sterling zuiver sterling pełnowartościowy de lei veritabil, adevărat установленной пробы štandardný ki je standardne čistine standardne čistoće sterling[] ที่ทำด้วยเงินบริสุทธื์ hâlis, has (銀的)標準純度的 такий, що відповідає встановленій пробі خالص اور معیاری thât, đúng tuổi
2 (of a person or his qualities etc) worthy and admirable. voortreflik مُثير للإعْجاب надежден poctivý, ryzí prima gediegen εξαίρετος tubli, väärt بي نهايت وفادار kunnollinen de confiance נַעֲלֶה उत्कृष्ट, उत्तम prav, valjan kiváló mulia ágætur ottimo 立派な (성격 등이) 훌륭한, 매우 뛰어난 puikus, nepriekaištingas nevainojams; cēlsirdīgs; godīgs mulia eersteklas helstøpt wartościowy excelente excepţional, de încredere безупречный poctivý; rýdzi vreden pouzdan äkta, gedigen, fullödig ที่มีคุณภาพดี gerçek, hakiki 優秀的 повноцінний; бездоганний قابل اعتماد có chân giá trị


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My next enquiries were concerning Philippa and her Husband, the latter of whom I learned having spent all her fortune, had recourse for subsistence to the talent in which, he had always most excelled, namely, Driving, and that having sold every thing which belonged to them except their Coach, had converted it into a Stage and in order to be removed from any of his former Acquaintance, had driven it to Edinburgh from whence he went to Sterling every other Day.
Besides my plate and family pictures, household furniture of every kind, my own, my children's, and servants' apparel, they carried off about £900 sterling in money, and emptied the house of everything whatsoever, except a part of the kitchen furniture, not leaving a single book or paper in it, and have scattered or destroyed all the manuscripts and other papers I had been collecting for thirty years together, besides a great number of public papers in my custody.
Stevens is an agreeable writer, and, as is the case with men of talent, his gifts adorn his sterling soundness.
 
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