gold-plate

A form of gold plate — A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method.

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Meanings

verbgold-plate (third-person singular simple present gold-plates, present participle gold-plating, simple past and past participle gold-plated)

present singular third person gold-plates · participle present gold-plating · participle past gold-plated · past gold-plated

  1. alternativeAlternative form of gold plate.

    "The railway gold-plates projects. No one takes ownership of the gold-plating, it just sort of happens over time. It's about delivering what is acceptable financially - the private sector would love to gold-plate everything, but it can't afford it."

    2020 November 18, “Network News: Railway is years behind the curve”, in Rail, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

verbplate with gold

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goldplategold plate
Broader
plate
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gold plate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

gold-plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-plate

MLA

“gold-plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-plate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-plate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-plate.

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