ingot
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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ingots,
present (3rd person singular)
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ingoted,
past participle, past
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ingoting
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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ingotsimple
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ingotssimple
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have ingotedperfect
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has ingotedperfect
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am ingotingprogressive
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are ingotingprogressive
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is ingotingprogressive
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have been ingotingperfect progressive
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has been ingotingperfect progressive
Past
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ingotedsimple
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had ingotedperfect
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was ingotingprogressive
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were ingotingprogressive
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had been ingotingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of ingot
1350–1400; Middle English: literally, (something) poured in, equivalent to in- in- 1 + got ( e ) a stream, Old English *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; cognate with German giessen, Gothic giutan, Old Norse gjōta to pour
Explanation
A processed piece of fine metal is an ingot. If you find a buried treasure chest, cross your fingers that it's full of gold ingots! When ingot was originally used in the 1500s, it meant "mold in which metal is cast." To make an ingot, metal is melted and poured into such a mold, where it hardens into a bar. Ingots are used to make metal easy to transport, store, and measure — and sometimes to be directly traded for money, particularly in the case of gold.
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Experts hope that analysis of the ingot might point towards the geographical source of the metals used in the making of the bronze objects in both hoards.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A complete plano-convex ingot has been uncovered in Sweden for the first time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025
Once the polysilicon ingot has formed, workers remove it from the furnace and cut off the tip, leaving what looks like a Hershey's Kiss.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
The presence of a usable ingot seemed unlikely, and if true, downright alchemic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
He dug the tip of a throwing knife into the ingot, gouging out a small sliver.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
The ingots were loaded into the van by cast house supervisor Ashford, using a forklift, before being driven off-site by Membury.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
PSW Group's Trialco Aluminum in Chicago produced recycled aluminum ingots made from mixed automotive body sheet scrap that matched the RidgeAlloy design.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The ingots are cut into wafers with a wire saw, which move through multiple machines to be polished, tested and boxed up so they can be sent to the next stage of the supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
The ring's surface was adorned with the Chinese character for "luck" and tiny images of traditional gold ingots.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
In the almost darkness, I couldn’t see much, but I could feel the cold smoothness of the gold ingots, the pictures pressed into the coins, the perfect facets of the gemstones.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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