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Sterling

An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

Pronunciation: /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/, /ˈstɜɹlɪŋ/

What “Sterling” means

Noun

An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
The currency of the United Kingdom, also called the pound sterling
Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).

Adj

Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
Of silver: being of standard quality.
Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
Of English (or (obsolete) Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.
Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English sterling, possibly from Old English *steorling, from steorra (“star”) and -ling, in reference to the stars that appeared on certain English pennies. Alternatively, the first element may be *stēre, meaning “strong” or “stout” (compare the etymology of solidus).

Meanings and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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