(Ster-ling) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. 1 British money; 2 the official standard of fineness of British coins for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925;
adjective. highest in quality

Example Sentence

He paid in pound sterling. OR She gave a sterling performance.

Synonyms

British money; British currency; silver of standard fineness; greatest

Antonyms

US money; inferior

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Rhymes

  • berling
  • burling
  • curling
  • durling
  • erling
  • gerling
  • herling
  • hurling
  • pearling
  • serling
  • sperling
  • spurling
  • sterling
  • stirling
  • swerling
  • swirling
  • twirling
  • werling
  • whirling

  • unfurling

  • eurosterling