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Antonyms for sterling

Grammar : Adj
Spell : stur-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɜr lɪŋ

Definition of sterling

Origin :
  • c.1300, "silver penny," probably from Middle English sterre (see star (n.)), from the stars that appeared in the design of certain Norman coins, + diminutive suffix -ling. The other theory is that it derives from Old French estedre "stater" (see stater).
  • Sense broadened by 1560s to "money having the quality of the sterling," and c.1600 to "English money in general." A pound sterling was originally "a pound weight of sterlings," equal to about 240 of them.
  • adj high-quality
Example sentences :
  • I presume half our people, on a pinch, could have brought the Sterling in.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Jack Pugh staid behind, the Sterling being about to load for Ireland.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The Sterling was short-handed this passage, mustering but four hands in a watch.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The Sterling loved to be under water, even in moderate weather.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This voyage carried me to London for the first time since I left it in the Sterling.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • There are two Captains Cooper in the navy,--father and son,--but neither had been in the Sterling.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • She had money on board (the plunder of Malta) to the amount of L600,000 sterling.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • Mr. Severance was a man of many rare and sterling attractions.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • I had arrived with a purse of thirty thousand pounds sterling.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • For Jan it was only another proof that Tony possessed a sterling character.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Synonyms for sterling

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