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standard

standard

42 6.7
A commodity like gold that sets a country's money value
  • noun
  • /ˈstændərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : patrón monetario
  • When this country went off the gold standard--
  • gold standard
  • silver standard
  • monetary standard

let's say we're on a Bitcoin standard and

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Examples

  • We do not have a "gold standard" review method that we can assume is highly valid.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Countries still on the gold standard saw their exports stagnate and experienced rapidly rising unemployment.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In that year, Richard Nixon took the United States off the gold standard.

  • We feel that a CT of the neck is the gold standard for diagnosis.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We have seen that the only stable worldwide international monetary system, the gold standard, was not planned.

    Academic text (1990)
  • He severed United States' currency from the gold standard.

  • APHIS had already used the "gold standard" diagnostic immunohistochemistry test, which was originally developed by ARS.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We continue to advocate microlaryngoscopy under general anesthesia as the gold standard for the removal or biopsy of glottic lesions.

    Academic text (2004)
  • However, policymakers are looking for Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), the gold standard of research, requiring random sampling and clinical trials.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The country's economic stability was partly due to its adherence to the gold standard.

Synonyms

gold standard
vsstandard
  • Specialized
12 5.1

A system where people can exchange a country's money for gold

is the commodity or measure used as the value basis, not the full system
monetary standard
vsstandard
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A system that decides what a country's money is worth

is the actual commodity or unit that such systems use to fix value
silver standard
vsstandard
7.6

A money system where coins are worth a set amount of silver

is the metal measure that serves as the currency's value basis rather than the system
standard of measurement
vsstandard
  • Formal
3.0

An agreed unit used to measure and compare things

is specifically the commodity or measure used to set a currency's value

Compounds

An unfair rule that treats similar people differently and gives one group more advantages

How much money, comfort, and services people in a country have

A usual way of doing something that people follow in a situation

15 3.9

The best and most trusted example that people use to judge other things

gold standard
  • Specialized
12 5.1

A system where people can exchange a country's money for gold

A company that makes lists showing how groups of stocks change in value

A set of steps people follow the same way every time to do a task safely and correctly

A leading person who represents a movement's ideas and goals

standard deviation
  • Specialized
8 4.7

A number that shows how much values in a set vary from the average

The standard time for the eastern United States, five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time

Time zone used in central United States that is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time

The standard time used on the west coast of the United States and Canada, 8 hours behind GMT

accounting standard
  • Specialized
2 3.8

A rule made by an official group that tells how to record money in company accounts

Food and other things that are usual at a place or event

Official time used in a region instead of daylight saving time

A well-known jazz song that many musicians play and improvise on

A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states

standard candle
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A standard measure of how bright a light is, originally based on a candle

A large intelligent dog with curly fur often kept as a pet and used in dog shows

A widely accepted form of a language used in schools, government, and news

monetary standard
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A system that decides what a country's money is worth

standard atmosphere
  • Specialized
1 6.1

The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments

standard gauge
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The distance between the inside edges of two rails used by most railways

Level of comfort and things people have, like housing and healthcare

A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal

A soldier who carries a unit's flag in battle or at ceremonies

8.9

Time that is 11 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and used in parts of the Pacific

9.9

A battery used in labs as a standard to measure electric voltage

A rule that lets men have more freedom about sex than women and judges them more harshly

The time used in most of Alaska that is nine hours behind Greenwich Mean Time

A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text

An English translation of the Bible based on the King James Version first published in the United States in 1901

Time that is four hours behind UTC used in Puerto Rico and Bermuda

Time used in Hawaii and nearby islands that is ten hours behind UTC

An informal, humorous way of being late for social events

non-standard speech
  • Specialized
8.6

A way of speaking that differs from the usual form used by local native adults

A strict rule applied to everyone without room for differences

9.5

A measure of how far actual values usually are from predicted values

An English translation of the Bible first published in the mid 1900s

6.8

A number that shows how spread out values in a sample are

A money system where coins are worth a set amount of silver

silver standard
  • Specialized
7.6

A collection of data made automatically with imperfect labels used instead of a high-quality one

A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body

5.1

A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market

standard cell
  • Specialized
6.5

A very stable battery used to check voltage on measuring devices

standard pressure
  • Specialized
4.4

The pressure at sea level used as a reference equal to a 760 mm column of mercury at zero Celsius

A medium-sized dog that has a rough coat and whiskers and guards places

A system that uses tags to show a document's parts and format

An agreed unit used to measure and compare things

standard temperature
  • Specialized
3.9

A temperature of exactly zero degrees Celsius that scientists use as a reference

How Backed

gold standard
  • Specialized
12 5.1
monetary standard
  • Specialized
1 6.1
standard
  • Specialized
42 6.7
fiat money
  • Specialized
6 6.8

Surface Forms

standard singular
standards plural

Etymology

Standard in money, as in the 'gold standard', means the thing that money is fixed to, the 'standing' base like gold that gives value. So, a standard is the measure or thing on which a currency is based.