gold point
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The values above and below the mint par of two monetary units on a shared metallic standard at which it became equally inexpensive to import or export gold or silver bullion instead of resolving trades through credit instruments such as bills of exchange.
noun
The melting point of gold, 1036°C.
Example Sentences
- "The New York exchange has kept hovering at only a little above the gold point."
- "We find that the rates at which one currency will exchange for another fluctuate between two limits on each side of the Mint Par, marking the points at which it becomes more profitable to send or to receive gold rather than to send or receive a credit instrument. These theoretical limits are known as the gold points."