gold-plated
/ˌɡoʊldˈpleɪtɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.44 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a project, system, etc., incorporating costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily; overengineered.
adj
Of a law, regulation, etc., embellished to excess, especially so as to be stifling, or rigid and inflexible.
verb
simple past and past participle of gold-plate
Example Sentences
- "One often hears of gold plated designs with reference to our engineers lack of concern for cost."
- "We have to do enough that works. Not a gold-plated program, but a solid one"
- "The consequence of this regulatory approach is that it has provided an opportunity for airport companies to exercise their market power indirectly through higher-than-necessary levels of investment in capacity and in costly gold-plated investment."
- "There are countless examples of gold-plated or excessive infrastructure projects — whether publicly or privately financed."
- ""[...] We could have made this a gold-plated railway but that would have cost a considerable amount more than £40m.""
- "Has society introduced swathes of new gold-plated regulations?"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡoʊldˈpleɪtɪd/
- British English: /ˌɡəʊldˈpleɪtɪd/