Definition of gold-plated in English:
gold-plated
adjectiveˌɡəʊldˈpleɪtɪdˈɡoʊld ˌpleɪdɪd
1Covered with a thin layer of gold.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a very pretty sword, all long and shiny with a hilt that appeared to be made of gold, or was at least gold-plated.
- The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
- ‘I thought it was gold when it was only gold-plated,’ she raps at one point.
- The Xducer satellite and subwoofer cases have cherry hardwood veneer covers and the speaker post connectors are gold-plated.
- She lit a long, thin cigarette with a gold-plated lighter.
- As history progressed the Etruscans and the Romans upgraded their wreaths with precious metals such as gold, silver and gold-plated metals.
- 1.1 Likely to prove profitable; secure.
houses are no longer the gold-plated investment they were
Definition of gold-plated in US English:
gold-plated
adjectiveˈɡoʊld ˌpleɪdɪdˈɡōld ˌplādid
1Covered with a thin layer of gold.
Example sentencesExamples
- She lit a long, thin cigarette with a gold-plated lighter.
- ‘I thought it was gold when it was only gold-plated,’ she raps at one point.
- As history progressed the Etruscans and the Romans upgraded their wreaths with precious metals such as gold, silver and gold-plated metals.
- It was a very pretty sword, all long and shiny with a hilt that appeared to be made of gold, or was at least gold-plated.
- The Xducer satellite and subwoofer cases have cherry hardwood veneer covers and the speaker post connectors are gold-plated.
- The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
- 1.1 Likely to prove profitable; secure.
houses are no longer the gold-plated investment they were