gold vs platinum

gold

noun
  • A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. 

  • A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold. 

  • The bullseye of an archery target. 

  • A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so. 

  • A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. 

  • A gold medal. 

  • Anything or anyone that is very valuable. 

symbol
  • ☉ (alchemy) 

adv
  • of or referring to a gold version of something 

adj
  • In a finished state, ready for manufacturing. 

  • Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies. 

  • Made of gold. 

  • Premium, superior. 

  • Having the colour of gold. 

verb
  • To appear or cause to appear golden. 

platinum

noun
  • The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value. 

  • A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million. 

  • A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. 

  • A platinum-based drug: a platin. 

adj
  • Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums). 

  • Very expensive, or of very high quality 

  • Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. 

verb
  • to reach platinum level in a game 

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