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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Major stock markets have fallen in tandem, reinforcing investor rotation into bullion.
The fall in the dollar made bullion cheaper for buyers using other currencies.
There’s been a “sudden rush” into physical silver by Western buyers, he said, pointing out that mints have waits of a month or longer for silver bullion coins.
From MarketWatch
Supply constraints tied to tariffs worries, particularly in copper, have provided further upward pressure, with central bank gold-buying adding a massive boost to overall bullion demand.
From Barron's
It was the opposite case for gold bullion and gold-miner stock funds.
From Barron's
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