sterling

ster·ling

 (stûr′lĭng)

n.

1. Abbr. ster. or stg. British money, especially the pound as the basic unit of currency 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.

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

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sterling

(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)

n

1. (Currencies)

a. British money: pound sterling.

b. (as modifier): sterling reserves.

2. (Banking & Finance) the official standard of fineness of British coins: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925

3. (Metallurgy)

a. short for sterling silver

b. (as modifier): a sterling bracelet.

4. (Metallurgy) an article or articles manufactured from sterling silver

5. (Historical Terms) a former British silver penny

adj

(prenominal) genuine and reliable; first-class: sterling quality.

[C13: probably from Old English steorra star + -ling¹; referring to a small star on early Norman pennies; related to Old French esterlin]

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Sterling

(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)

n

(Biography) Peter. born 1960, Australian rugby league player: played 18 matches for Australia (1982–88)

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ster•ling

(ˈstɜr lɪŋ)

adj.

1. of or denoting the currency of Great Britain.

2. (of silver) having the standard fineness of 0.925.

3. made of silver of this fineness.

4. thoroughly excellent: a person of sterling worth.

n.

5. British currency.

6. the standard of fineness for gold and silver coin in the United Kingdom, 0.91666 for gold and 0.500 for silver.

7. silver having a fineness of 0.925, now used esp. in the manufacture of table utensils, jewelry, etc.

8. manufactured articles of sterling silver.

9. sterling flatware.

[1250–1300; Middle English: a silver coin (see star, -ling¹)]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sterling - 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 greatest, superlative superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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sterling

adjective excellent, sound, fine, first-class, superlative his years of sterling service

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Translations

الإِسْتِرلِينِيجنيه إسْتَرليني العِملَه البَريطانيّهمُثير للإعْجابمَصنوع من الفِضَّه الخالِصَه

poctivýryzístandardnísterlingšterlink

sterlingprima

gediegenPfund SterlingSterling

στερλίνα

libra esterlina

Ison-Britannian punta

esterlinlivre sterlingsolidesterling

funta

sterlingtörvényes finomságú

af stöîluîum gæîaflokki, ósvikinn, ektaágætursterlingspund

sterlinadi buona qualit...

英貨

파운드

nustatytos prabossterlingas

britu valūtacēlsirdīgsgodīgsnevainojamsnoteiktas raudzes-

pond sterling

sterlinghelstøpt

funt szterling

libra esterlina

фунт стерлингов

šterling

brittiska pund

สกุลเงินของสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ

sterlingerçekhakikihâlishas

đồng bảng Anh

优秀的英国货币英镑银的标准纯度的

sterling

[ˈstɜːlɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (Econ) pound sterling → libra f esterlina
sterling traveller's cheques → cheques mpl de viaje en libras esterlinas

2. [quality etc] → destacado
a sterling character → una persona de toda confianza
a person of sterling worth → una persona de grandes méritos

B. N (= currency) → (libras fpl) esterlinas fpl

C. CPD sterling area N → zona f de la libra esterlina
sterling balances NPL → balances mpl de libras esterlinas
sterling silver N → plata f de ley

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sterling

[ˈstɜː^rlɪŋ]

adj

[silver] → sterling inv

(= excellent) [qualities, character, work, service] → en or

n

(= currency) → livre f sterling inv
a pound sterling → une livre sterling
£5 sterling → cinq livres sterlingsterling area n → zone f sterling inv

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sterling

adj

(Fin) → Sterling-; in pounds sterling → in Pfund Sterling

(fig) → gediegen; character → lauter

sterling cutlery → Silberbesteck nt

n

no art (= money) → das Pfund Sterling, das englische Pfund; in sterling → in Pfund Sterling

(= silver) → (Sterling)silber nt

adj attr → aus (Sterling)silber

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sterling

[ˈstɜːlɪŋ]

1. n (Fin) → sterlina

2. adj

a. (silver) → al titolo di 925/1000, di buona lega (Econ) pound sterling → lira sterlina

b. (fig) of sterling qualities → di gran pregio
he is of sterling character → è una persona fidata

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sterling

(ˈstəːliŋ) noun

(usually £ when written) British money, especially in international trading etc. sterling جنيه إسْتَرليني العِملَه البَريطانيّه лира стерлинг libra esterlina sterling der Sterling sterling στερλίνα naelsterling استرلينگ؛پول رايج انگلستان punta livre sterling שְׁטֶרלִינג पाउण्ड funta sterlinga (britanski novac) sterling sterling sterlingspund sterlina 英貨 영국 파운드의 약자 sterlingas britu valūta sterling Brits geld sterlingfunt szterling سټرلنګ (دبرتانيې پولى واحد 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 英镑（英国货币）

adjective

1. (of silver) of a certain standard of purity. sterling مَصنوع من الفِضَّه الخالِصَه истински de lei standardní von Standardwert prima κανονικής περιεκτικότητας puhas تمام عيار puhdas fin, de bon aloi טוהר 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 (금, 은이) 법정 순도의 nustatytos prabos noteiktas raudzes- (sudrabs) sterling zuiversterling pełnowartościowy دسټرلنګ: دسټرلنګ له زورو څخه جوړ شوى: بوب، خالص، نګخ، سوچه de lei veritabil, adevărat установленной пробы štandardný ki je standardne čistine standardne čistoće sterling[silver] ที่ทำด้วยเงินบริสุทธื์ hâlis, has (銀的)標準純度的 такий, що відповідає встановленій пробі خالص اور معیاری thât, đúng tuổi （银的）标准纯度的

2. (of a person or his qualities etc) worthy and admirable. voortreflik مُثير للإعْجاب надежден excelente poctivý, ryzí gediegen prima εξαίρετος tubli, väärt بي نهايت وفادار kunnollinen de confiance נַעֲלֶה उत्कृष्ट, उत्तम prav, valjan kiváló mulia ágætur ottimo 立派な (사람, 성격)이 훌륭한, 뛰어난 puikus, nepriekaištingas nevainojams; cēlsirdīgs; godīgs mulia eersteklashelstøptwartościowy خالص excelente excepţional, de încredere безупречный poctivý; rýdzi vreden pouzdan äkta, gedigen, fullödig (บุคคล) น่าชมเชย gerçek, hakiki 優秀的 повноцінний; бездоганний قابل اعتماد có chân giá trị 优秀的

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sterling

→ الإِسْتِرلِينِي šterlink sterling Pfund Sterling στερλίνα libra esterlina Ison-Britannian punta sterling funta sterlina 英貨 파운드 pond sterling sterling funt szterling libra esterlina фунт стерлингов brittiska pund สกุลเงินของสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ sterlin đồng bảng Anh 英国货币

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