1
: gold or something that resembles gold laid on a surface
2
slang
: money
3
: superficial brilliance
4
: a bond issued by the government of the United Kingdom
: a young female swine
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Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
The 2-year gilt yield had risen from around 4.2% on Wednesday to 4.415% in the Friday session.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Jenni Reid,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The yield on 2-year bonds, which in the U.K. are known as gilts, were over 6 basis points higher at 4.33% after rising by as much as 10 basis points.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Above, the bronzed, gilt metal candelabra was sourced via Paris’s Marché Puce.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
The 2-year gilt yield had risen from around 4.2% on Wednesday to 4.415% in the Friday session.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
The yield on the benchmark 10-year gilt dipped less than a basis point at 4.312% by 7:30 a.m.
—Jenni Reid,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The yield on 2-year bonds, which in the U.K. are known as gilts, were over 6 basis points higher at 4.33% after rising by as much as 10 basis points.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Gilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gilt. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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gilt
1 of 3 adjective
: of the color of gold
gilt
2 of 3 noun
: gold or something like gold laid on a surface
gilt
3 of 3 noun
: a young female pig
Medical Definition
gilt
noun
: a young female swine
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