Abbreviation for 'Gilt,' a financial instrument representing a loan to a government, typically referring to UK government bonds.
Abbreviation of 'gilt-edged securities,' originally named for the gilded edges of formal government bond certificates from the 19th century onward.
The gilded edges on old British government bonds were literally gold paint to show they were absolutely safe investments—so 'gilts' became the ultimate symbol of financial security.
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