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Gold standard
noun
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Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 a paragon of excellence wordnet
- 3 The highest or most reliable benchmark against which all others in a category are judged or measured. figuratively
"The OED is the gold standard for English dictionaries."
- 4 a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold wordnet
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