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go gold

go gold verb: to reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.

Verb

go gold (third-person singular simple present goes gold, present participle going gold, simple past went gold, past participle gone gold)

  1. (figuratively) To reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
  2. (figuratively) To be released to manufacturing in its final form, so that copies can be made and shipped.

Forms of go gold

third-person singular presentgoes gold
present participlegoing gold
pastwent gold
past participlegone gold

Origin of go gold

Th software sense derives from gold master.

Questions about go gold

What does go gold mean?
Go gold means to reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
What part of speech is go gold?
Go gold is a verb.
What is the past tense of go gold?
The past tense of go gold is went gold.

Words near go gold in the dictionary

  1. go gaga over
  2. go Galt
  3. go gentle into that good night
  4. go get 'em
  5. go Godwin
  6. go gold
  7. go great guns
  8. go green
  9. go H.A.M.
  10. go half and half
  11. go halfsies

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