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- [gilt ejd]
- /gɪlt ɛdʒd/
- /ɡɪlt edʒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gilt ejd]
- /gɪlt ɛdʒd/
Definitions of gilt-edged word
- adjective gilt-edged having the edge or edges gilded: gilt-edged paper. 1
- adjective gilt-edged of the highest or best quality, kind, etc. 1
- adjective gilt-edged Finance. (of securities and bonds) of the highest rating or quality; secure. (of bonds) government backed or guaranteed. 1
- adjective gilt-edged Gilt-edged stocks or securities are issued by the government for people to invest in for a fixed period of time at a fixed rate of interest. 0
- adjective gilt-edged denoting government securities on which interest payments will certainly be met and that will certainly be repaid at par on the due date 0
- adjective gilt-edged of the highest quality 0
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Origin of gilt-edged
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Gilt-edged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gilt-edged popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for gilt-edged
adj gilt-edged
- noble — distinguished by rank or title.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- pick — to cast (a shuttle).
- choice — If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
Antonyms for gilt-edged
adj gilt-edged
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- worst — in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
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