sterlingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/us/ˈstɝː.lɪŋ/British money:
The value of sterling increased against several other currencies yesterday.
If you buy things on the plane, you can either pay for them in pounds sterling (= British pounds) or in US dollars.
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British money
- bit
- bob
- crown
- farthing
- fiver
- guinea
- pence
- penny
- pound
- pound sign
- pound sterling
- quid
- shilling
- sixpenny
- smacker
- sovereign
- threepenny
- tuppence
- tuppenny
- twopenny
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sterlingadjective
uk/ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/us/ˈstɝː.lɪŋ/sterling adjective (METAL)
(of precious metal, especially silver) of a particular standard of purity:
a sterling silver candlestick
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Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- amalgam
- arc welding
- brass
- cast iron
- Duralumin
- ferromagnetic
- ferromagnetism
- gilt
- heavy metal
- magneto
- metallurgy
- metalwork
- pewter
- silver plate
- soldering iron
- spot-welding
- titanium
- tungsten
- weld
- welder
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sterling adjective (VERY GOOD)
approving of a very high standard:
You've done a sterling job.
Everyone has made a sterling effort.
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Extremely good
- admirable
- amazing
- ask for sb/sth
- award-winning
- awesome
- bowl
- brilliant
- incomparable
- incredible
- inspired
- irreplaceable
- life is just a bowl of cherries idiom
- outstanding
- parallel
- sick
- superb
- superlatively
- supremacy
- supreme
- terrific
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