sterling silver

noun

An alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.

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Meanings

nounsterling silver (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.

    Synonyms: sterling

  2. uncountableArticles made from this alloy collectively.

    Synonyms: sterling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.

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nounArticles made from this alloy collectively.

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Translations

Bulgarian чисто сребро
  • чисто сребро (čisto srebro)articles made from this alloy collectively
Danish sterlingsølv
  • sterlingsølvsilver alloy
Finnish sterling-hopea
  • sterling-hopeasilver alloy
French argent fin
  • argent finsilver alloy
German Sterlingsilber
  • Sterlingsilbersilver alloy
Italian argento sterlina
  • argento sterlinaarticles made from this alloy collectively
Japanese スターリングシルバー, 純銀
  • スターリングシルバー (sutāringu shirubā)articles made from this alloy collectively
  • 純銀 (jungin)articles made from this alloy collectively
Portuguese prata de lei
  • prata de leisilver alloy
Spanish plata esterlina
  • plata esterlinasilver alloy
Cite this entry
APA

sterling silver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterling%20silver

MLA

“sterling silver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterling%20silver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sterling silver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterling%20silver.

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