GOLD STANDARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A paragon of excellence

Example:

academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gold standard" is a kind of...):

beau ideal; idol; paragon; perfection (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)

Meaning:

A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("gold standard" is a kind of...):

monetary standard; standard (the value behind the money in a monetary system)