gold

¹gold

noun, often attributive \ˈgōld\

Definition of GOLD

1

: a yellow malleable ductile metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures — see element table

2

a (1) : gold coins (2) : a gold piece b : money c : gold standard 1

3

: a variable color averaging deep yellow

4

: something resembling gold; especially : something valued as the finest of its kind <a heart of gold>

5

: a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition : a gold medal

Examples of GOLD

1. diamonds in a setting of 24-karat gold
2. What is the price of gold?

Origin of GOLD

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GOLD

Synonyms: bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, money, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum

Related Words: coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

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Rhymes with GOLD

bold, bowled, cold, fold, hold, mold, old, polled, scold, soled, souled, wold