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- [gohld pley-ting]
- /goʊld ˈpleɪ tɪŋ/
- /ɡəʊld pleɪt/
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- [gohld pley-ting]
- /goʊld ˈpleɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of gold-plating word
- noun gold-plating the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure. 1
- noun gold-plating any expensive nonessential item, convenience, or feature: an apartment with a sauna and other gold-plating. 1
- verb with object gold-plating to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating. 1
- verb with object gold-plating to incorporate costly features or refinements into (something) unnecessarily: The engineers were accused of gold-plating the construction project. 1
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Origin of gold-plating
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65
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Parts of speech for Gold-plating
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gold-plating 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 about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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