Definition of "gold-plate" [gold-plate]

• Alternative spelling of gold plate. (verb)

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• "From then on, the beneficiary would be on his or her own: stay cheap and conserve out-of-pocket costs, or go gold-plate and contribute handsomely."
• "State and local governments used tax surpluses and the 1990s stock-market rise to gold-plate pension programs, with disastrous effect once the stock boom ended."
• "If you want to gold-plate these routes for existing riders, use lrt, if you want better transit, just use cheaper non-rail surface options."