gilt-edged
adjective/ˌɡɪlt ˈedʒd/
/ˌɡɪlt ˈedʒd/
(finance)- very safe
- gilt-edged securities/shares/stocks (= investments that are considered safe because they have been sold by the government)
- to have a gilt-edged credit rating
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGilt-edged is used with these nouns:- security
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