gold standard

1. Literally, a monetary standard where a currency's value is defined by an existing and fixed amount of gold. There are many who believe that the country should return to the gold standard for a more secure means of issuing currency.

2. By extension, a well-established and widely accepted model or paradigm of excellence by which similar things are judged or measured. Her research methodology in the late 1960s has since become the gold standard for drug trials today.

See also: gold, standard

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

literally
(the) survival of the fittest
beat the daylights out of
beat the hell out of
beat the living daylights out of
beat the living daylights out of someone
beat the tar out of
beat the tar out of (one)
beat/scare the daylights out of somebody

References in periodicals archive

I am proud of my fellow CEO Roundtable members, all of whom embrace the Gold Standard and see the value for their employees and their businesses in joining this fight.

The CEO's role in fighting cancer: at least half of all cancer deaths are preventable

It can also be rejected at a 95% level for the de facto gold standard and classical gold standard periods.

Across time and regimes: 212 years of the US-UK real exchange rate

The president of the World Bank has made a bold call on leading global economies to consider readopting a modified gold standard to guide currency movements, but the proposal has met with a wall of scepticism.

Could world markets warm to a gold standard?

As a loose rule of thumb, on a strict gold standard the Fed could only print more dollars as miners brought more physical gold to the surface.

Going for gold (again): could a return to hard money save the dollar?

Mr Shaw said: "Advisers who adopt the code will be required to display the Gold Standard badge, this will enable the public to better understand what to expect from regulated advice."

Pensionlite recognised for good practice

Gold Standard is an advanced stage gold exploration company focused on district scale discoveries on its Railroad-Pinion Project, located within the prolific Carlin Trend.

Gold Standard Announces US$6.9 Million 2019 Exploration and Development Program for the Railroad Project, Carlin Trend, Nevada

These deficiencies certainly provide critiques of the gold standard that must be taken into consideration when comparing alternative monetary structures.

Central Banking without Romance

It has been the gold standard in treatment for over 40 years.

What gives on other cancers?

A true gold standard is a complete commodity-money system and therefore has an appeal not found in some other monetary arrangements.

Gold standards and the real bills doctrine in U.S. monetary policy

My thesis is that current proposals to link national currencies rigidly to gold whether at present or higher prices arise out of a confusion of two very different things: the use of gold as money, which I shall call a "real" gold standard; governmental fixing of the price of gold, whether national or international, which I shall call a "pseudo" gold standard.

Law, legislation, and the gold standard

Paul Devoy, Head of Investors in People, commented: "We would like to congratulate FTA on their Gold standard. Such a high level of accreditation is the sign of great people management practice, and demonstrates a commitment to staff development and shows an organisation committed to being the very best it can be.

FTA retains IIP Gold standard

The clinic is currently the only service recognised by the IOF in the North East of England, and one of only four centres in the UK, and seven across Europe, to have been credited with a gold standard.

Gold award for fracture service in Newcastle

The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)--a group dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles within the National Law Journal 850 law firms and Fortune 1000 legal departments-unveiled a list of 44 law firms that it certified for its 2015 Gold Standard Certification.

Firms acknowledged for bringing women to positions of power

词组	gold standard
释义	gold standard gold standard 1. Literally, a monetary standard where a currency's value is defined by an existing and fixed amount of gold. There are many who believe that the country should return to the gold standard for a more secure means of issuing currency. 2. By extension, a well-established and widely accepted model or paradigm of excellence by which similar things are judged or measured. Her research methodology in the late 1960s has since become the gold standard for drug trials today. See also: gold, standard Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: literally (the) survival of the fittest beat the daylights out of beat the hell out of beat the living daylights out of beat the living daylights out of someone beat the tar out of beat the tar out of (one) beat/scare the daylights out of somebody References in periodicals archive I am proud of my fellow CEO Roundtable members, all of whom embrace the Gold Standard and see the value for their employees and their businesses in joining this fight. The CEO's role in fighting cancer: at least half of all cancer deaths are preventable It can also be rejected at a 95% level for the de facto gold standard and classical gold standard periods. Across time and regimes: 212 years of the US-UK real exchange rate The president of the World Bank has made a bold call on leading global economies to consider readopting a modified gold standard to guide currency movements, but the proposal has met with a wall of scepticism. Could world markets warm to a gold standard? As a loose rule of thumb, on a strict gold standard the Fed could only print more dollars as miners brought more physical gold to the surface. Going for gold (again): could a return to hard money save the dollar? Mr Shaw said: "Advisers who adopt the code will be required to display the Gold Standard badge, this will enable the public to better understand what to expect from regulated advice." Pensionlite recognised for good practice Gold Standard is an advanced stage gold exploration company focused on district scale discoveries on its Railroad-Pinion Project, located within the prolific Carlin Trend. Gold Standard Announces US$6.9 Million 2019 Exploration and Development Program for the Railroad Project, Carlin Trend, Nevada These deficiencies certainly provide critiques of the gold standard that must be taken into consideration when comparing alternative monetary structures. Central Banking without Romance It has been the gold standard in treatment for over 40 years. What gives on other cancers? A true gold standard is a complete commodity-money system and therefore has an appeal not found in some other monetary arrangements. Gold standards and the real bills doctrine in U.S. monetary policy My thesis is that current proposals to link national currencies rigidly to gold whether at present or higher prices arise out of a confusion of two very different things: the use of gold as money, which I shall call a "real" gold standard; governmental fixing of the price of gold, whether national or international, which I shall call a "pseudo" gold standard. Law, legislation, and the gold standard Paul Devoy, Head of Investors in People, commented: "We would like to congratulate FTA on their Gold standard. Such a high level of accreditation is the sign of great people management practice, and demonstrates a commitment to staff development and shows an organisation committed to being the very best it can be. FTA retains IIP Gold standard The clinic is currently the only service recognised by the IOF in the North East of England, and one of only four centres in the UK, and seven across Europe, to have been credited with a gold standard. Gold award for fracture service in Newcastle The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)--a group dedicated to assisting women in law to assume leadership roles within the National Law Journal 850 law firms and Fortune 1000 legal departments-unveiled a list of 44 law firms that it certified for its 2015 Gold Standard Certification. Firms acknowledged for bringing women to positions of power
随便看	like taking coals to Newcastle like talking to a wall like that like the back of a bus like the cat that got, stole, etc. the cream like the cat that got the cream like the cat that's got the cream like the cat that stole the cream like the clappers like the deuce like the devil like the dickens like there ain't no tomorrow like there's no tomorrow like there was no tomorrow like there were no tomorrow like the sound of (one's) own voice like (the) white on rice like the white on rice like the wind like the wind, go/run like to like to hear (oneself) talk like to hear oneself talk like trying to nail Jell-O to a cross