sterling

🇺🇸 /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/
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noun
R

British money, called pounds

I need to exchange my dollars for sterling before I travel to the UK.

adjective
R

very good or of high quality

She has a sterling reputation for her work in the community.

translation

n. British money, called pounds
adj. very good or of high quality

Word Forms

Plural sterlings