gold standard
noun/ˈɡəʊld stændəd/
/ˈɡəʊld stændərd/
- (usually the gold standard)[singular] an economic system in which the value of money is based on the value of gold
- the ending of the gold standard in 1931
- The currency was tied to the gold standard.
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- [usually singular] a high level of quality that others try to copy
- Articles like his are the gold standard of news reporting.
- It wasn’t just any private jet but one that would become the gold standard.
Extra Examples- The newspaper has to offer a gold standard for journalistic integrity.
- Charles Schulz's ‘Peanuts’ is the gold standard for comic strips.
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