ingot

[ ing-guht ]

noun

1. a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.

verb (used with object)

1. to make ingots of; shape into ingots.

ingot

/ ˈɪŋɡət /

noun

1. a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage, transporting, and further use

verb

1. tr to shape (metal) into ingots

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingot¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingot¹

C14: perhaps from in- ² + Old English goten, past participle of geotan to pour

Example Sentences

Essentially, this translated to a Spanish crown’s near-monopoly on the transatlantic trade route that covered not only coins and ingots of silver and gold but also a wealth of other valuable items like emeralds and pearls.

From Realm of History

Once impurities are removed from the molten metal, workers mold the aluminum into ingots, pieces of pure metal ready for the market.

From Popular-Science

These specimens were claimed to be aboriginal, but whether the marks were cast or stamped in the ingot is not stated.

From Project Gutenberg

The Lydians began coinage by stamping with a punch each ingot or nugget of gold or silver, or a mixture of them called “Electrum.”

From Project Gutenberg

Steel-ingot production fell in the spring of 1919 to lower figures than had been reached in more than two years.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes the silver takes the bar or ingot shape, and is then termed Nen.

From Project Gutenberg

At intervals the steel is tapped off from the furnace and run into ingot-moulds, the same as with the other process.

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