sterling silver

English

Noun

sterling silver (uncountable)

1. An alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.
2. Sterling-silver articles collectively.

Translations

silver alloy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: sterlingsølv n
• Finnish: sterling-hopea
• French: argent fin m
• German: Sterlingsilber (de) n
• Portuguese: prata de lei
• Spanish: plata esterlina f

References

• Collins Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition 1986, (reprinted 1988)