gold standard

noun

a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.

Origin of gold standard

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby gold standard

Goldschmidt, goldsinny, goldsmith, goldsmith beetle, gold sodium thiomalate, gold standard, gold star, Goldstein, Goldstein's toe sign, gold stick, goldstone

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Example sentences from the Web for gold standard

It is time to expose the preposterous assurance of the gold-standard pundits.
The Arena|Various
Shrunken to the dreary platitudes of the gold-standard catechism, babbling of “sound currency” and “intrinsic value.”
The Arena|Various
Such a movement is fully in harmony with the opinions of the gold-standard advocates for the past twenty years.
Money|John P. Jones
It's a great thing to be a citizen of a gold-standard nation, ain't it?'
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry

Mr. Cleveland may well be deified in the gold-standard cult, for clearly he has been the arch-enemy of bimetallism.
The Arena|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gold standard

gold standard

noun

a monetary system in which the unit of currency is defined with reference to gold

the supreme example of something against which others are judged or measuredthe current gold standard for breast cancer detection

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Cultural definitions for gold standard

gold standard

A system in which a nation's currency has a value measured in gold and can be exchanged for gold. Most nations, including the United States, went off the gold standard in the 1930s.

单词	gold standard
释义	gold standard noun a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value. Origin of gold standard An Americanism dating back to 1825–35 Words nearby gold standard Goldschmidt, goldsinny, goldsmith, goldsmith beetle, gold sodium thiomalate, gold standard, gold star, Goldstein, Goldstein's toe sign, gold stick, goldstone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gold standard It is time to expose the preposterous assurance of the gold-standard pundits. The Arena\|Various Shrunken to the dreary platitudes of the gold-standard catechism, babbling of “sound currency” and “intrinsic value.” The Arena\|Various Such a movement is fully in harmony with the opinions of the gold-standard advocates for the past twenty years. Money\|John P. Jones It's a great thing to be a citizen of a gold-standard nation, ain't it?' Roads of Destiny\|O. Henry Mr. Cleveland may well be deified in the gold-standard cult, for clearly he has been the arch-enemy of bimetallism. The Arena\|Various British Dictionary definitions for gold standard gold standard noun a monetary system in which the unit of currency is defined with reference to gold the supreme example of something against which others are judged or measuredthe current gold standard for breast cancer detection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for gold standard gold standard A system in which a nation's currency has a value measured in gold and can be exchanged for gold. Most nations, including the United States, went off the gold standard in the 1930s. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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