"gold point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gold points [plural]
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  1. (historical finance) The values above and below the mint par of two monetary units on a shared metallic standard at which it became equally cheap to import or export gold or silver bullion instead of resolving trades through credit instruments such as bills of exchange. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-gold_point-en-noun-7QXIzeo5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: business, finance
  2. (physical chemistry) 1036°C, the melting point of gold. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Gold, Temperature Synonyms: specie point Hyponyms: gold export point, gold import point
    Sense id: en-gold_point-en-noun-Nlj1y9sB Disambiguation of Gold: 38 62 Disambiguation of Temperature: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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