standard weight and fineness
1standard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estandard banner, standard, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English standan to stand and probably to Old High German hart hard Date: 12th century 1. a conspicuous object (as a banner) formerly… …
2gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * Monetary system in which the standard unit of currency is a fixed quantity of gold or is freely convertible into gold at a fixed price. The… …
3silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * Monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined as a stated quantity of silver. It is… …
4gold standard — /ˈgoʊld stændəd/ (say gohld standuhd) noun Economics a monetary system in which there is a free mintage of gold into standard legal coins, free movement of gold into and out of the country, and in which the currency unit is based on gold of a… …
5silver standard — sil′ver stand ard n. num a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency …
6gold standard — gold′ stand ard n. num bus a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value • Etymology: 1825–35, amer …
7silver standard — /ˈsɪlvə stændəd/ (say silvuh standuhd) noun a monetary system with silver of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value …
8standard — /stan deuhrd/, n. 1. something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model. 2. an object that is regarded as the usual or most common size or form of its kind: We stock the deluxe models as well as …
9standard — stand•ard [[t]ˈstæn dərd[/t]] n. 1) something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison 2) cvb an object regarded as the most common size or form of its kind 3) a rule or principle that is used as a basis for… …
10standard — /ˈstændəd / (say standuhd) noun 1. anything taken by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model. 2. the authorised exemplar of a unit of weight or measure. 3. a certain commodity in which the basic monetary unit is stated,… …
