Sterling Definition
stûrlĭng
noun
An early English silver penny: a pound weight of these pennies was later standardized as a money of account.
Webster's New World
English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny.
Webster's New World
The standard of fineness of legal British coinage: for silver, 0.500; for gold, 0.91666
Webster's New World
Sterling silver.
American Heritage
British money.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of standard quality; specif., designating a silver alloy that is at least 92.5 percent pure silver.
Webster's New World
Of or payable in British money.
Webster's New World
Made of sterling silver.
Webster's New World
Of genuinely high quality; excellent.
Sterling principles.
Webster's New World
pronoun
An English surname, thought to be a variant of Starling.
Wiktionary
A male given name transferred from the surnames.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Sterling
Noun
Singular:
sterling
Plural:
sterlingsSterling Is Also Mentioned In
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