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# sterling

«sterling» in Mova's school dictionary: **the money of the United Kingdom; its main unit is the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (sterling; uncountable); adjective (sterling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sterling is the money of the United Kingdom; its main unit is the pound (£). «Pound sterling» is its full name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#m1)

2) Sterling silver is silver that is 92.5% pure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#m2)

3) Sterling (adjective) means excellent and reliable: sterling work, a sterling effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Money and maths: in the UK, prices are in pounds sterling: £1 = 100 pence. Exchange rates show how many dollars or euros you get for one pound. Everyday praise (UK): «You've done sterling work» means very good work. Jewellery: sterling silver often has a little stamp, 925.

### examples

- The price is given in pounds sterling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x1)
- £1 sterling is worth 100 pence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x2)
- Grandma's necklace is sterling silver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x3)
- The volunteers did sterling work at the fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x4)
- We changed our sterling into euros for the trip to Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x5)
- The goalkeeper made a sterling save. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x6)
- Sterling is one of the oldest currencies still used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/#x7)

### note

The money name is not capitalised: sterling, pound sterling. The symbol £ goes before the number: £5, not 5£. Note: in Ireland (the Republic), the money is the euro; Northern Ireland uses sterling.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sterling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sterling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.