: a unit of fineness for gold equal to 1/24 part of pure gold in an alloy
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She was wearing an 18 karat gold bracelet.
Pure gold is 24 karats.
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An arrest warrant said Marks sold a woman’s wedding ring with a half-karat diamond at a pawn shop for $300.—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026 It was set in 257 grams of 18-karat rose gold, and took more than 300 hours to create by hand, for a cool price tag of $1 million.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 This particular one is crafted in 14-karat gold rather than the standard 18-karat, meaning it was likely made for an American client.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 May 2026 The style is made of 18-karat white and yellow gold and adorned with 34 diamonds on the bezel, 178 on the bracelet, and 12 more placed on the hour markers.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for karat