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单词 gilt-edged
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Definition of gilt-edged in English:

gilt-edged

adjective
  • 1(especially of paper or a book) having a gilded edge or edges.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Embroidery lay abandoned on a round table along with a book, three gilt-edged porcelain cups still containing tea, and a teapot.
    • Small black-and-white photos accent walls dominated by two gilt-edged mirrors.
    • All around them were gilt-edged chairs and tables, cushioned with soft red and black velvet.
    • The letters, often with the envelope, were carefully mounted on 12 gilt-edged leaves.
    • The wedding bill will include gilt-edged invites, $300,000 floral displays and a 10-tier cake costing $10,000.
    1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting stocks or securities (such as gilts) that are regarded as extremely reliable investments.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Every investment, be it the bluest chip or the most gilt-edged government bond, carries some element of risk.
      • This means more investment in long-dated gilt-edged stock for the greater certainty of returns, and less in volatile equities.
      • Her personal income, from a minimum $450 million in gilt-edged assets, is not disclosed.
      • Even the largest gilt-edged issues were only a quarter of this size.
      • But there is another outcome that some in the market cannot discount, and which has caused the recent flurry of interest in inflation-linked gilt-edged stock.

Rhymes

unfledged, unhedged
 
 

Definition of gilt-edged in US English:

gilt-edged

adjectiveˈɡilt ˈˌejdˈɡɪlt ˈˌɛdʒd
  • 1(especially of paper or a book) having a gilded edge or edges.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Small black-and-white photos accent walls dominated by two gilt-edged mirrors.
    • Embroidery lay abandoned on a round table along with a book, three gilt-edged porcelain cups still containing tea, and a teapot.
    • The letters, often with the envelope, were carefully mounted on 12 gilt-edged leaves.
    • The wedding bill will include gilt-edged invites, $300,000 floral displays and a 10-tier cake costing $10,000.
    • All around them were gilt-edged chairs and tables, cushioned with soft red and black velvet.
    1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting stocks or other securities that are regarded as extremely reliable investments.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Every investment, be it the bluest chip or the most gilt-edged government bond, carries some element of risk.
      • But there is another outcome that some in the market cannot discount, and which has caused the recent flurry of interest in inflation-linked gilt-edged stock.
      • Her personal income, from a minimum $450 million in gilt-edged assets, is not disclosed.
      • Even the largest gilt-edged issues were only a quarter of this size.
      • This means more investment in long-dated gilt-edged stock for the greater certainty of returns, and less in volatile equities.
    2. 1.2 Of very high quality.
 
 
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