[
UK
/stˈɜːlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈstɝɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈstɝɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
ADJECTIVE
- highest in quality
How To Use sterling In A Sentence
- Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
- Student was as good a term as any, since Kinor was neither fosterling nor page. Darksong Rising
- It solves an age-old problem for makers of sterling silver. Times, Sunday Times
- The investor decides on the currency most likely to appreciate against sterling and puts money on deposit in that currency.
- Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
- The value of sterling increased against several other currencies yesterday.
- Eire's punt, once tied to sterling, was allowed to float free.
- In France, industrial investment came first; in Britain, the Counterpart Fund was almost entirely used to pay wartime debts and re-float sterling.
- Sterling annotates Babbage, finds reference to computer games » SWEATblog: 2010 Living in the Future by Geoffrey Hoyle
- Sterling weakened this week for two interlocking reasons. Times, Sunday Times