troy
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- noun
- /trɔɪ/
- Specialized
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troy
- Initially, most countries have offered one troy ounce coins only, but many series have expanded to offer both smaller and larger versions up to one kilo size containing 32.015 troy ounces of pure silver.
- troy ounce
- troy oz
Examples
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In recent years, it held 216 million troy ounces of gold, or more than a fifth of all global monetary gold reserves, making it a bigger bullion depository than Fort Knox.
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Silver has not been able to hide behind gold's shadow thus far in 2012, as the metal took a significant tumble from its record high of $49.83 per troy ounce last year.
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Actually, gold is measured in troy ounces.
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In January of 2011, gold was trading just above $1360 per troy ounce.
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I think gold was trading around $350 per troy ounce.
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In '06, one troy ounce of silver can buy 4 gallons of gas.
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Gold is typically sold by the troy ounce to ensure accurate weights and values.
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Many jewelers purchase gemstones weighed in troy ounces to establish pricing.
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Investors often track the price of gold per troy ounce in the market.
Synonyms
A way of measuring gold, silver, and gems using a pound of 12 ounces
A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces
Compounds
- Specialized
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A unit of weight for measuring precious metals like gold and silver, about 31 grams
- Literature
A very beautiful woman in Greek stories who was taken by Paris and caused the Trojan War
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word troy comes from the French market town Troyes, where merchants at medieval fairs weighed coins and metals. That's why a troy ounce is the special ounce used for gold and silver.