sterling

[US]/'stɜːlɪŋ/
[UK]/'stɝlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. British currency
adj. of the highest standard; excellent; pure

Phrases & Collocations

sterling silver

sterling reputation

sterling character

pound sterling

Example Sentences

the sterling standard for silver.

a person of sterling character.

sterling's floor against the D-mark.

prices in sterling are shown.

These spoons are made of sterling silver.

What a sterling fellow he is!

sterling is expected to depreciate against the dollar.

sterling was overvalued against the dollar.

this organization does sterling work for youngsters.

He has many sterling qualities.

We all admire her sterling qualities.

A sterling representative is the vaccine that targets Hemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).

Delightful pink shell and marcasite butterfly pin brings a renewed sense of style to all your fresh fashion picks. Intricately detailed in antiqued sterling silver.

Moses Linda Hart Connie Blankenship Sandra Kinder Matthew Hurley Sterling Macer Jr.Patrick McTavish Louise Myrback Casey Rion Venessa Verdugo Beano Candace Hilligoss Mark C.

Real-world Examples

A hundred pennies make one pound sterling.

Source: 6 Minute English

Please tell me the current rate for sterling?

Source: Travel English for Going Abroad

The Empress's pin valued at 9 million sterling.

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

It's all the same sterling currency of the U.K.

Source: American English dialogue

Sterling cautions that most of the people in this study were HIV-negative.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Compilation June 2016

And finally, a quid, which is a slang term for one pound sterling.

Source: 6 Minute English

American tourists are rushing to take advantage of bargain sterling-, euro- and yen-denominated holidays.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She's the soul and the center of everything in Atlanta that's sterling.

Source: Gone with the Wind

In these distant seas, coal is worth three or four pounds sterling a ton.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Government bonds sold off, and the pound sterling sank to a near 40-year low.

Source: Financial Times

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