sterling
US: /ˈstɝɫɪŋ/
UK: /stˈɜːlɪŋ/
UK: /stˈɜːlɪŋ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
sterling /'stə:liɳ/
- tính từ
- thật, đúng tuổi (tiền, kim loại quý)
- to be of sterling gold: bằng vàng thật, bằng vàng mười
- có chân giá trị
- man of sterling worth: người có chân giá trị
- sterling qualities: đức tính tốt thực sự
- thật, đúng tuổi (tiền, kim loại quý)
- danh từ
- đồng xtecling, đồng bảng Anh
- sterling area: khu vực đồng bảng Anh
- đồng xtecling, đồng bảng Anh
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun [U] the money system of Britain, based on the pound: the value of sterling + You can be paid in pounds sterling or American dollars.
+ adjective [usually before noun] (formal) of excellent quality: He has done sterling work on the finance committee. + My old watch has given me 15 years of sterling service. + She has sterling qualities.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 genuine, authentic, real, true, pure:
Is this candle-snuffer sterling silver?
2 excellent, superior, superb, superlative, first-class, exceptional, matchless, peerless, unequalled, nonpareil, incomparable, fine, very good, worthy, estimable, admirable:
Commander Ian Johnston has acquitted himself as an officer of sterling character.
Collocation dictionary
PHRASES
pounds sterling
50 pounds sterling
More information about CURRENCIES
CURRENCIES:
unit of money in a country change/convert sth into/to ~
I want to change 100 dollars into euros.
buy, sell ~
The bank will sell you one Russian rouble for 4.14 Japanese yen.
Many of the collocates of MONEY (for example make, spend) can also be used with currencies:The country spends millions of dollars on overseas aid every year.
50-, 100-, etc. ~ coin/note
a pound coin
50-, 100-, etc. dollar bill for a ~
How many dinars will I get for a dollar?
in (the) ~
The contract is denominated in euros. a tax of 30p in the pound
~ for ~
The company promises to match any money the charity makes dollar for dollar.
~'s worth of sth
a million pound's worth of books
value of a currency compared with others high, rising, strong ~
Business should benefit from a stronger euro.
falling, low, weak ~
The yen gained 10 points against a weak dollar.
over-valued ~
Research suggests that the pound is over-valued.
float ~
The UK floated sterling in June 1972.
devalue ~
The Fiji dollar may have to be devalued.
defend, prop up, protect, shore up, support ~
She dismissed suggestions that the central bank would intervene to prop up the euro.
~ be worth sth
One Saudi Arabian riyal is worth approximately 0.27 US dollars.
~ strengthen
The peso strengthened on the foreign exchanges.
~ come under pressure
The pound came under pressure against the dollar.
~ close, open
The pound closed yesterday at 1.4130 dollars.
~ be fixed/pegged to
Many emerging countries have their currencies pegged to the dollar.
~ value
The dollar value of the stock rose to $11.5 billion.
~ terms
The rise in government spending was equivalent to only 9% in dollar terms.
~ exchange rate
All prices are based on the South African rand exchange rate.
~ traveller's cheques
sterling traveller's cheques
~ equivalent
She was paid the dollar equivalent of £10 000.
against the ~
The yen has strengthened against the pound.
to the ~
How many dollars are there to the pound?
depreciation/devaluation/reflation of the ~
the devaluation of the peso in 1994
a run on the ~
The government increased interest rates to avoid a run on the rouble
(= sudden large buying of the currency).
the value of the ~
a rise in the value of the euro
Concise English dictionary
sterlings'stɜrlɪŋ /'stɜːl-
noun
+British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
adj.
+highest in quality
