hallmark

hallmark
▪ I. hallmark hall‧mark 1 [ˈhɔːlmɑːk ǁ ˈhɒːlmɑːrk] noun [countable]
1. an idea, quality, or skill that is typical of a particular person or thing:

• Their ability to work under tight deadlines is a hallmark of their professionalism.

2. a mark put on an object made of silver, gold, or platinum that shows the quality of the metal, and where and when it was made:

• a 1998 Philadelphia hallmark

  [m0] ▪ II. hallmark hallmark 2 verb [transitive]
to put a hallmark on silver, gold, or platinum

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Ⅰ.
hallmark UK US /ˈhɔːlmɑːk/ noun [C]
► an attitude or quality that is thought to be typical of a person or organization: »

Recent documentaries have embodied the pioneering spirit that has come to be the channel's hallmark.

 the hallmarks of sth »

We have a system of open justice in this country that we believe to be one of the hallmarks of a democratic society.

► a sign or symbol used by manufacturers of products made from gold, silver, or platinum that shows that the metal is of good quality, as well as the date and place it was manufactured
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hallmark UK US /ˈhɔːlmɑːk/ verb [T]
► to put a hallmark on a product made from gold, silver, or platinum: »

Scottish antique pieces are usually neither signed nor hallmarked.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • hallmark — [hôl′märk΄] n. 1. an official mark stamped on British gold and silver articles, orig. at Goldsmiths Hall in London, as a guarantee of genuineness 2. any mark or symbol of genuineness or high quality vt. to put a hallmark on …   English World dictionary

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  • hallmark — 1721, official stamp of purity in gold and silver articles, from Goldsmiths Hall in London, site of the assay office; see HALL (Cf. hall) + MARK (Cf. mark) (n.1). General sense of mark of quality first recorded 1864. As a verb from 1773 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Hallmark — A hallmark is a mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals mdash; platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium. General OverviewHallmarks DefinedA hallmark, is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made …   Wikipedia

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  • Hallmark — ist ein Unternehmen aus Kansas City, Missouri. Es wurde 1910 von Joyce C. Hall gegründet und ist heute der größte Hersteller und Vertreiber von Grußkarten in den USA. Etwa die Hälfte aller per Post verschickten Grußkarten in den USA wurden von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hallmark — hallmarker, n. /hawl mahrk /, n. 1. an official mark or stamp indicating a standard of purity, used in marking gold and silver articles assayed by the Goldsmiths Company of London; plate mark. 2. any mark or special indication of genuineness,… …   Universalium

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