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gold point
gold point n (Banking & Finance) finance either of two exchange rates (the gold export point and the gold import point) at which it is as cheap to settle international accounts by exporting or importing gold bullion as by selling or buying bills of exchange. Also called: specie point gold point
gold point[′gold ‚pȯint] (thermodynamics) The temperature of the freezing point of gold at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere (101,325 pascals); used to define the International Temperature Scale of 1940, on which it is assigned a value of 1337.33 K or 1064.18°C. |