yellow metal
Britishnoun
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a type of brass having about 60 per cent copper and 40 per cent zinc
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another name for gold
Example Sentences
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The yellow metal was down along with most other assets.
From Barron's
Shares in gold miners slumped as a recent rally for the yellow metal fizzled out.
From Barron's
Buffett’s most detailed takedown of gold was in Berkshire Hathaway’s 2011 shareholder letter, not long after another strong run for the yellow metal’s price.
Yet, the yellow metal has continued to climb.
From Barron's
On Monday, gold was acting both as a hedge against dollar-denominated assets and as a safe haven, he said — undercutting the argument made by others that the yellow metal has lost its haven status.
From MarketWatch
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