What is the meaning of Sterling?

An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

1. A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.
2. The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
3. Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).
4. Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).
5. 1. Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)
   2. Money generally.
   3. The standard degree of fineness.

A penny issued in other countries, such as Scotland.

The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.

Short for sterling silver (“an alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper; articles made from this alloy collectively”).

Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness (0.91666 for gold and 0.925 for silver).

1. Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)
2. Money generally.
3. The standard degree of fineness.

Synonym of pennyweight (“a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce”)

Money generally.

The standard degree of fineness.

1. Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.
2. Of silver: being of standard quality.
3. Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.
4. Of English (or Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.

Of or relating to the currency of the United Kingdom, or former types of English or British coinage.

Of silver: being of standard quality.

Of a thing: of or relating to, or made from, sterling silver.

Of English (or Scottish) currency: genuine, of legal tender.

1. Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.
2. Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).

Of acknowledged influence; authoritative; also, of high or excellent quality; of proven worth.

Having currency (“general acceptance, recognition, or use”).

Obsolete form of starling (“a family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds; specifically, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage”).

Obsolete form of starling (“an enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together before any structure or work, as a protection against the wash of waves, commonly used to protect the piers of a bridge”).

alternative form of szterling

Source: wiktionary.org