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A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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The highest or most reliable benchmark against which all others in a category are judged or measured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The OED is the gold standard for English dictionaries.
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a paragon of excellence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged
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Broader terms: paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal
a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: standard, monetary standard
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Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
urre-patroi
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Belarusian:
залаты́ станда́рт
(zalatý standárt)
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Catalan:
patró or
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Chinese Mandarin:
金本位
(jīnběnwèi)
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Danish:
guldstandard
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Danish:
guldfod
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Dutch:
gouden standaard
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Finnish:
kultakanta
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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French:
étalon-or
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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German:
Goldstandard
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Hungarian:
aranystandard
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Hungarian:
aranyalap
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Icelandic:
gullfótur
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Korean:
금본위제
(geumbonwije)
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Malay:
piawai emas
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Norwegian:
gullstandard
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Polish:
parytet złota
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Portuguese:
padrão-ouro
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Portuguese:
estalão-ouro
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Portuguese:
moeda-ouro
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Romanian:
etalon de aur
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Russian:
золото́й станда́рт
(zolotój standárt)
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Spanish:
patrón oro
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Swedish:
guldmyntfot
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Tagalog:
gintong pamantayan
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Vietnamese:
bản vị vàng
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Vietnamese:
kim bản vị
— monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold
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Chinese Mandarin:
黃金標準 /黄金标准
(huángjīn biāozhǔn)
— test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal
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Finnish:
mittatikku
— test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal
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French:
référence
— test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal
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Polish:
złoty standard
— test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal
