sterling
ster·ling
S0745700 (stûr′lĭng)sterling
(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)Sterling
(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)ster•ling
(ˈstɜr lɪŋ)adj.
| Noun | 1. |  sterling - British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK |
| Adj. | 1. | sterling - highest in quality |
| 单词 | sterling | ||||||
| 释义 | sterlingster·lingS0745700 (stûr′lĭng)sterling(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)Sterling(ˈstɜːlɪŋ)ster•ling(ˈstɜr lɪŋ)adj.
sterlingsterling(ˈstəːliŋ) nounsterling→ 英国货币zhCNSterlingSterling.1 City (1990 pop. 10,362), seat of Logan co., NE Colo., on the South Platte River; inc. 1884. It is the trading and shipping center of an agricultural area (grain, cattle, dairy products). Oil-related industries developed when oil was discovered nearby in the 1950s. Farm machinery and metal products are manufactured. 2 City (1990 pop. 15,132), Whiteside co., NW Ill., on the Rock River opposite Rock FallsRock Falls,city (1990 pop. 9,654), Whiteside co., NW Ill., on the Rock River opposite Sterling; inc. 1867. It is an industrial center in a farm region with corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs. Electronic equipment, feeds, and plastics are manufactured. ..... Click the link for more information. ; inc. 1841. It is an industrial center in a farm region. Steel products and machinery are manufactured. Sterling(1) From the 12th century, the English word for “penny”; from the late 14th century, used in the phrase “pound sterling.” (2) The legal fineness established for British coins: 916 2/3 parts per 1,000 for gold coins, and 925 parts per 1,000 for silver coins. sterlingSterlingSTERLING. Current money of Great Britain, but anciently a small coin, worth about one penny; and so called, as some suppose, because it was stamped with the figure of a small star, or, as others suppose, because it was first stamped in England in the reign of King John, by merchants from Germany called Esterlings. Pounds sterling, originally signified so many pounds in weight of these coins. Thus we find in Matthew Paris, A.D. 1242, the expression "Accepit a rege pro stipendio tredecim libras esterlingorum." The secondary or derived sense is a certain value in current money, whether in coins or other currency. Lowndes, 14. Watts' Gloss. Ad verbum. sterlingSterlingsterlingthe name given to the UK POUND when used in international dealings, primarily to distinguish it from other countries also using the pound as a domestic currency. Formerly, large amounts of sterling were held by members of the British Commonwealth (the so-called ‘sterling area bloc’) and others, as part of their INTERNATIONAL RESERVES.sterlingthe name given to the UK POUND in international dealings to distinguish it from other countries using the pound as the basis of their currencies. Formerly, most countries extensively involved in international trade kept large sterling balances as part of their stock of INTERNATIONAL RESERVES, but nowadays sterling is little used as a reserve asset except by a number of current and former member countries of the British Commonwealth.sterling
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