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gold plating

gold plating noun: a thin layer of gold deposited or coated onto the surface of another metal for decoration, durability, or corrosion resistance. Also the present participle and gerund of gold plate.

Noun

gold plating (plural gold platings)

  1. A thin layer of gold deposited or coated onto the surface of another metal for decoration, durability, or corrosion resistance.
  2. (figuratively) The act of intentionally adding costly, unnecessary features, refinements, or services to a project.

Also used as

gold plating is also the present participle and gerund of gold plate.

Forms of gold plating

pluralgold platings

Questions about gold plating

What does gold plating mean?
Gold plating means a thin layer of gold deposited or coated onto the surface of another metal for decoration, durability, or corrosion resistance.
What part of speech is gold plating?
Gold plating is a noun.
What is the plural of gold plating?
The plural of gold plating is gold platings.

Words near gold plating in the dictionary

  1. gold piece
  2. gold pieces
  3. gold plate
  4. gold plated
  5. gold plates
  6. gold plating
  7. gold platings
  8. gold point
  9. gold points
  10. gold powder
  11. gold purple

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