gold standards
gold standards is the plural of gold standard.
Meaning of gold standard
Noun
gold standard (plural gold standards)
- A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.
- In countries that accepted the gold standard, currency could be exchanged at a bank for a fixed weight of gold.2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 57
- 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.
Questions about gold standards
- What is gold standards the plural of?
- Gold standards is the plural of gold standard.
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