gold point

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld point]
- /goʊld pɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld point]
- /goʊld pɔɪnt/

Definitions of gold point words

noun gold point the point at which it is equally expensive to buy, sell, export, import, or exchange gold in adjustment of foreign claims or counterclaims. 1
noun gold point the melting point of gold, equal to 1036°C and used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale. 1
noun gold point 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 0

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Origin of gold point

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Gold point

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gold point popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

gold point usage trend in Literature

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