Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go gold

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
go -gold
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.

verb

To be released to manufacturing in its final form, so that copies can be made and shipped.

Etymology

Th software sense derives from gold master.

Inflected Forms

goes gold (present, singular) going gold (participle, present) went gold (past) gone gold (participle, past)

Questions

What does go gold mean?
To reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
Where does go gold come from?
Th software sense derives from gold master.

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