ALL meanings of sterling
ster·ling
S s - adjective sterling silver: pure 1
- adjective sterling excellent 1
- abbreviation STERLING silver 1
- adjective sterling of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50. 1
- adjective sterling (of silver) having the standard fineness of 0.925. 1
- adjective sterling made of silver of this fineness: a sterling teapot. 1
- adjective sterling thoroughly excellent: a man of sterling worth. 1
- noun sterling a city in NW Illinois. 1
- noun sterling a city in NE Colorado. 1
- noun sterling a male given name. 1
- uncountable noun sterling Sterling is the money system of Great Britain. 0
- adjective sterling Sterling means very good in quality; used to describe someone's work or character. 0
- noun sterling British money 0
- noun sterling (as modifier) 0
- noun sterling the official standard of fineness of British coins: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925 0
- noun sterling an article or articles manufactured from sterling silver 0
- noun sterling a former British silver penny 0
- adjective sterling genuine and reliable; first-class 0
- noun sterling Peter. born 1960, Australian rugby league player: played 18 matches for Australia (1982–88) 0
- noun sterling an early English silver penny: a pound weight of these pennies was later standardized as a money of account 0
- noun sterling English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny 0
- noun sterling sterling silver or articles made of it 0
- noun sterling the standard of fineness of legal British coinage: for silver, 0.500; for gold, 0.91666 0
- adjective sterling of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver 0
- adjective sterling of or payable in British money 0
- adjective sterling made of sterling silver 0
- adjective sterling of genuinely high quality; excellent 0