STERLING

Meaning of STERLING in English

■ noun British money.

■ adjective (of a person or their work) excellent; of great value.

Origin

ME: prob. from steorra 'star' + -ling (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star).

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

STERLING — I. ˈstərliŋ, ˈstə̄l-, ˈstəil-, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably from (assumed) Old English steorling, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STERLING — (a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; …
Английский словарь Webster
STERLING — (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; …
Английский словарь Webster
STERLING — ( a. ) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — ( a. ) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — — sterlingly , adv. — sterlingness , n. /sterr"ling/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or noting British money: The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — n. British currency; standard of fineness for silver or gold (Britain); sterling silver; objects made of sterling silver; sterling silver …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STERLING — I. ˈstər-liŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, silver penny, probably from Old English * steorling, from Old English steorra star + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STERLING — noun ·same·as starling, 3. 2. sterling ·noun a certain standard of quality or value for money. 3. sterling ·noun any …
Webster English vocab
STERLING — [ster.ling] n [ME, silver penny, prob. fr. (assumed) OE steorling, fr. OE steorra star + [1]-ling--more at star] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STERLING — the standard of purity for silver. The term sterling silver denotes any silver alloy in which pure silver makes up …
Britannica English vocabulary
STERLING — / ˈstɜːlɪŋ; NAmE ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/ noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] the money system of Britain, based on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STERLING — I. ster ‧ ling 1 /ˈstɜːlɪŋ $ ˈstɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: sterling 'silver penny' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STERLING — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in British money (pound sterling). 2 (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STERLING — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or in British money (pound sterling). 2 (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STERLING — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or in British money (pound sterling). 2 (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; …
Oxford English vocab
STERLING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sterling is the money system of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STERLING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pound sterling COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN pound ▪ The rate for the pound …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STERLING — (ADMIRABLE) [adjective] approving - of a very high standard; admirableHe has many sterling qualities.You've done a sterling job.Everyone has made …
Cambridge English vocab
STERLING — 1. прил. 1) стерлинговый 2) установленной пробы (о серебре; 925 частей серебра на 75 частей меди); полноценный (об англ. монетах) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STERLING — sterling.ogg 1. ʹstɜ:lıŋ n 1. 1> стерлинг 2> английская валюта the pound sterling - фунт стерлингов 2. серебро установленной пробы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STERLING — sterling прил.1) стерлинговый 2) установленной пробы (о серебре; 925 частей серебра на 75 частей меди); полноценный (об англ. монетах) sterling …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STERLING — 1. ʹstɜ:lıŋ n 1. 1> стерлинг 2> английская валюта the pound sterling - фунт стерлингов 2. серебро установленной пробы a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STERLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) английская валюта; фунт стерлингов б) ист. стерлинг ( английская серебрянная монета ) 2) а) = sterling …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STERLING — 1. сущ. 1) а) английская валюта; фунт стерлингов б) ист. стерлинг (английская серебрянная монета) 2) а) - sterling silver серебро высшей пробы б) изделия из такого …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STERLING — 1. _a. 1> стерлинговый; pound sterling - фунт стерлингов; sterling area - стерлинговая зона 2> установленной пробы (о серебре, 925 …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STERLING — 1. a. 1. стерлинговый; pound sterling - фунт стерлингов; sterling area - стерлинговая зона 2. установленной пробы (о серебре, 925 …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STERLING — 1. сущ. 1) стерлинг 2) фунты стерлингов 3) счета в фунтах стерлингов 4) английская валюта - convertible sterling - draw in sterling - long sterling - pounds sterling - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
STERLING — 1. _a. 1> стерлинговый; pound sterling фунт стерлингов; sterling area стерлинговая зона 2> установленной пробы (о серебре; 925 частей серебра …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STERLING — 1) фунт (ы) стерлингов, стерлинги; английская валюта [c crimson]|| стерлинговый 2) счета в фунтах стерлингов 3) установленной пробы; полноценный, чистый …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
STERLING — 1. прил. 1) стерлинговый 2) установленной пробы (о серебре; 925 частей серебра на 75 частей меди); полноценный (об англ. монетах) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STERLING — genuin, provat; (fin.) sterling
English interlingue dictionary
STERLING — I. noun see: star Date: 14th century British money, ~ silver or articles of it, II. adjective Date: 15th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STERLING — (n.) A certain standard of quality or value for money.
Английский словарь Webster
STERLING — (n.) Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
Английский словарь Webster
STERLING — (n.) Same as Starling, 3.
Английский словарь Webster
STERLING — ( n. ) Same as Starling, 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — ( n. ) Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — ( n. ) A certain standard of quality or value for money.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — /sterr"ling/ , n. 1. a city in NW Illinois. 16,273. 2. a city in NE Colorado. 11,385. 3. a male …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STERLING — adj. of or made of sterling silver; flawless, of the highest quality; of or pertaining to British currency
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STERLING — n. pound sterling sterling area Sterling Heights
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STERLING — n. Function: adjective Date: 15th century 1 a : of, relating to, or calculated in terms of British sterling b …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STERLING — n. Pronunciation: ' st ə r-li ŋ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, silver penny, probably from Old English *steorling, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STERLING — city, seat (1887) of Logan county, northeastern Colorado, U.S. It lies along the South Platte River at an elevation of …
Britannica English vocabulary
STERLING — sterling, S~ BrE AmE ˈstɜːl ɪŋ AmE ˈstɝːl ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STERLING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Sterling is the money system of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STERLING — Synonyms and related words : Christian, admirable, and pence, authentic, blameless, bona fide, candid, capital, card-carrying, cash, circulating medium, clean, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: Town Located in: Utah (UT) Total Population (2000): 235 Total Housing Units (2000): 81 Land Area (square meters): 623444 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: County Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 1393 Total Housing Units (2000): 633 Land Area (square meters): 2391485484 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: Town Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 762 Total Housing Units (2000): 348 Land Area (square meters): 2064860 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: Village Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 507 Total Housing Units (2000): 234 Land Area (square meters): 1047279 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: Village Located in: Michigan (MI) Total Population (2000): 533 Total Housing Units (2000): 197 Land Area (square meters): 2594125 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: City Located in: Kansas (KS) Total Population (2000): 2642 Total Housing Units (2000): 963 Land Area (square meters): 3676391 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: City Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 15451 Total Housing Units (2000): 6596 Land Area (square meters): 12100868 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: City Located in: Colorado (CO) Total Population (2000): 11360 Total Housing Units (2000): 5171 Land Area (square meters): 17798417 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Alaska (AK) Total Population (2000): 4705 Total Housing Units (2000): 2554 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
STERLING — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: HONORABLE 1, estimable, high-principled, noble, worthy Related Words: pure, true
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STERLING — a. Genuine, pure, true, real, substantial, positive, standard, sound.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
STERLING — adjective Synonyms: honorable 1, estimable, high-principled, noble, worthy Related Word: pure, true
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STERLING — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
STERLING — I. noun PHRASES ▪ pounds ~ ▪ 50 pounds ~ II. adj. Sterling is used with these nouns: ↑ example …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STERLING — n. 25B6; adjective (Brit.) EXCELLENT, first-rate, first-class, exceptional, outstanding, splendid, superlative, praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, valuable, worthy, deserving. poor, unexceptional.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STERLING — стерлинг(и), фунт(ы) стерлингов; английская валюта
Англо-Русский словарь Britain

Concise Oxford English vocab

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