Sterling - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstɜːrlɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word sterling
Brit.  |ˈstɜːlɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word sterling

noun

- British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

adjective

- highest in quality (syn: greatest, superlative)

Extra examples

...credited the win to the pitcher's sterling performance on the mound...

Ella has done some sterling work.

He has sterling qualities.

Then the world seemed none so bad, and I myself a sterling lad. (A.E.Housman)

I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.

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