Meaning

2 senses
  1. A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.

    Goldstandard

    золото́й станда́ртzolotój standárt

  2. (figuratively)The highest or most reliable benchmark against which all others in a category are judged or measured.

    The OED is the gold standard for English dictionaries.

More definitions
  • a paragon of excellence
  • a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

Examples

4 sentences
  1. There isn't a single country left on the gold standard.

    ruСейчас нет ни одной страны, которая сохранила бы золотой стандарт. — sharptoothed

  2. It's the gold standard.

    ruЭто золотой стандарт. — odexed

  3. They used to use the gold standard for the economy, now they base it on made-up digital money.

  4. Many Americans wanted a gold standard.

    deViele Amerikaner wollten einen Goldstandard. — Zaghawa

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold:

Forms

plural: gold standards
Singulargold standard
Pluralgold standards

regular

See also

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