bullion
Americannoun
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gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
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gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.
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Also called bullion fringe. a thick trimming of cord covered with gold or silver thread, for decorating uniforms.
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embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords.
noun
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gold or silver in mass
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gold or silver in the form of bars and ingots, suitable for further processing
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Also called: bullion fringe. a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms
Other Word Forms
- bullionless adjective
Etymology
Origin of bullion
1300–50; Middle English: melted mass of gold or silver < Anglo-Latin bulliōn- (stem of bulliō ) in same sense (< Anglo-French bullion mint), literally, a boiling, equivalent to bull ( īre ) to bubble, boil 1 + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Updating the calculations for gold’s recent epic run, investment consultants Nicholas Conant and Mark Wood of Callan gave the cube some benefit of the doubt by enlarging it with all of the bullion since mined.
Trading cards and collectibles, like bullion and coins, were standouts, the company said.
From MarketWatch
Spot gold ETFs track the price of physical gold bullion.
From Barron's
In early trading, New York futures were up 1.5% to $5,155.10 a troy ounce, while the falling U.S. dollar makes bullion more attractive to overseas buyers.
The most actively traded bullion contract fell 2.7% to $4,912 an ounce on Tuesday, dragged down by a stronger dollar, easing geopolitical tensions, and the start of the Lunar New Year holiday in Asia.
From Barron's
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