gold standard
noun
1
: a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold and which is usually characterized by the coinage and circulation of gold, unrestricted convertibility of other money into gold, and the free export and import of gold for settling of international obligations
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the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Ederson, the Premier League’s gold standard in long distribution, completed 65.3 per cent of his long passes during the 2024-25 season.
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The barrier to a gold standard is economists rendered even more irrelevant by one, nothing else.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Ederson, the Premier League’s gold standard in long distribution, completed 65.3 per cent of his long passes during the 2024-25 season.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The barrier to a gold standard is economists rendered even more irrelevant by one, nothing else.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The Courier Journal requested information regarding Trinity's gold standard sports medicine tools.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold standard
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“Gold standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20standard. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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