ingot

American  

[ing-guht] / ˈɪŋ gət /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

1. to make ingots of; shape into ingots.

ingot British  

/ ˈɪŋɡət /

noun

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

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verb

1. (tr) to shape (metal) into ingots

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

Example Sentences

The ring's surface was adorned with the Chinese character for "luck" and tiny images of traditional gold ingots.

From Barron's

“And there’s another one,” Nigel says, pulling the cloth back from a second silver ingot still in the hole.

From Literature

Outsize moves in financial trading of gold contracts has increasingly spilled over into the physical market for metal ingots over the past year, sometimes causing large distortions in trade flows.

From The Wall Street Journal

A complete plano-convex ingot has been uncovered in Sweden for the first time.

From Science Daily

Aras had said that within the wreck he had seen a number of large copper ingots and that he had actually recovered a bronze knife.

From Literature