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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSAY OFFICE

assay office  [ˈæseɪ ˈɒfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSAY OFFICE

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Assay office is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ASSAY OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assay office

Assay offices are institutions set up to assay precious metals, in order to protect consumers. Upon successful completion of an assay, the assay offices typically stamp a hallmark, punze, or poinçon on the item to certify its metallurgical content. Hallmarking first appeared in France, with the Goldsmiths' Statute of 1260 promulgated under Etienne Boileau, Provost of Paris, for King Louis IX.

Definition of assay office in the English dictionary

The definition of assay office in the dictionary is an organization that assays and monitors the purity of precious metals in a particular country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSAY OFFICE


air-to-surface
ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs
artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
edifice
ˈɛdɪfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSAY OFFICE

assassin bug
assassin fly
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assassination
assassinator
assault
assault and battery
assault course
assault photographer
assault rifle
assault troops
assault weapon
assaulter
assaultive
assaultively
assaultiveness
assay
assay kit
assayable
assayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSAY OFFICE

back office
box office
branch office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
out of office
Oval Office
Patent Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of assay office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «assay office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSAY OFFICE

Find out the translation of assay office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assay office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assay office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

检验局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oficina de ensayo
570 millions of speakers

English

assay office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परख कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكتب الفحص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробирная палата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrastaria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আশ্রয় অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bureau de contrôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat assay
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Punzierungsamt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉱石分析所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분석 사무실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assay office
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan xét nghiệm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆசை அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परी कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tahliye bürosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficio dosaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Test biuro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пробірна палата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birou test
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραφείο δοκιμασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toets kantoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrollorgan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Edelmetallkontrollen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assay office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAY OFFICE»

The term «assay office» is regularly used and occupies the 57.609 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAY OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assay office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAY OFFICE»

Discover the use of assay office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assay office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hallmark: a history of the London Assay Office
The history of the London Assay Office is a tale of royal greed, forgery and counterfeiting, plague, war and fluctuating fortunes and it is brought vividly to life in this book.
John S. Forbes, 1999
2
Parting Gold and Silver in the United States Assay Office, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Egleston, 2012
3
The Assay Office and the Silver Plate Trade. A Statement of ...
He was requested to return the goods to the Assay Office, and with this request he at once and without hesitation complied, and the goods were accordingly brought to the Ofl'ice, and in a finished state, and they were weighed in his presence.
George Richmond COLLIS, 1846
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The Nature of Gold: An Environmental History of the Klondike ...
"Every miner thinks his gold is the best and he will not believe otherwise until he gets returns from a government assay office." Lattimer continued that, "If we had a government assay office, the miners could sell their gold to the banks and they ...
Kathryn Taylor Morse, 2003
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2012 U.S. Coin Digest
Early in 1849, John Little Moffat, a New York assayer, established an assay office at San Francisco in association with Joseph R. Curtis, Philo H. Perry, and Samuel Ward. The first issues of the Moffat & Co. assay office consisted of rectangular ...
David C. Harper, 2011
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Czech Republic Mining Laws and Regulations Handbook - ...
b) verifies the fineness of the gold and silver foils /10/ upon request, as well as of other objects of precious metals within the scope laid down by the Director of the Assay Office. /11/ § 6 (1) For the actions pursuant to § 4 letter b), c), and d), the ...
Ibp, Inc, 2013
7
Congressional Serial Set
05 17 Salaries, assay office, lïoiae City 3, 200. 00 17 Wagee and contingent expenses, assay office, Boise City 8, 721. 18 17 Salaries, assay office, Charlotte 2, 750. 00 17 Wages and contingent expenses, assay office, Charlotte 1. 997.
8
HNAI Long Beach Main #430
Pleasing R.7 1853 Assay Office Twenty, K-17, AU Details 5324 1853 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 884 Thous.— Cleaned— ANACS. AU50 Details. K-17, Low R.7. Like all examples of this rare issue, the 884 is cut over an 880. These pieces  ...
Mark Van Winkle, Mark Borckardt, James L. Halperin (editor), 2007
9
HNAI ANA Baltimore Platinum Night Auction Catalog #1114
MS65 1853 U.S. Assay Office Twenty, K-18 Tied for Finest Certified at Both Services 1848 1853 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2. Although the U.S. Assay Office gold issues are collected as part of the " Territorial" ...
Heritage Numismatic Auction, Inc., Mark Van Winkle, 2008
10
HNAI US Coin ANA Baltimore Signature Auction Catalog #1114
Historic 1852 Assay Office Slug, 887 Thous K-13, VF Sharpness 3463 1852 Assay Office Fifty Dollar, 887 Thous.— Damaged— NCS. VF Details. K-13, R.5. This variety is similar to the 1851 K-7, but is distinguished by the 1852 date and ...
Heritage Numismatic Auction, Inc., 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAY OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assay office is used in the context of the following news items.
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Assay revenue LE27 million in 6 months | Egypt Independent
Revenues from the Supply Ministry's Assay Office garnered LE27 million in the last six months from stamping 26 tons of gold artifacts. «Egypt Independent, Jul 15»
2
Family silver: the art that Ireland has lost
... for example, more than 24,000 silver buckles were submitted to the Dublin assay office for hallmarking; in 1810 there were 18 submissions. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Jeweller Karen Faulkner-Dunkley tells us about her working day
I polish the torque ready to send off to the assay office and pop the earrings into the barrel polisher over lunch. 14:00: I make a salad lunch and ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
4
Accurist reaps reward of owners quality control
... of randomness involved in the testing. In addition, a watch from each model is sent out to the Assay Office to comply with EU legislations. «WatchPro.com, Jun 15»
5
Assay Office Birmingham celebrates Heritage Lottery Funded project
Assay Office Birmingham employees past and present, customers and VIP guests celebrated the launch of year-long Heritage Lottery Funded ... «Retail Jeweller, Jun 15»
6
Birmingham's Assay Office moves to new premises in Jewellery …
The Assay Office, on Newhall Street in the Jewellery Quarter, said its premises had become "too small" and was preventing it from expanding. «BBC News, Jun 15»
7
Saving a Queen Anne two-handled cup
The date letter accompanying the other marks indicates that the maker registered his mark with the assay office in the years 1702-03 — another ... «SILive.com, Jun 15»
8
Tim Woodward: 'Symbol of national pride' often neglected
I went to the former assay office, now the State Historic Preservation Office, for a look Monday evening. There was no light, and the flag was still ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 15»
9
Sheffield Assay Office to host summer party for charity
The Sheffield Assay Office has announced it will host a summer punch party in aid of the Master Cutler's Challenge, 2015 supporting Brathay ... «Retail Jeweller, Jun 15»
10
Assay Office redevelopment in for planning
PLANS for the historic Assay Office building on Newhall Street in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter have been submitted for planning by Glenn ... «The Business Desk, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Assay office [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/assay-office>. May 2024 ».
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