precious metal

American  

noun

precious metals plural

1. a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.

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precious metal British  

noun

1. any of the metals gold, silver, or platinum

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• precious metals
  plural

Example Sentences

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precious metal

Heightened hostilities in conflicts overseas pressured precious metal futures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Now, researchers at Tulane University have uncovered an important reason why the precious metal remains so resistant to tarnishing.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

While the market expects gold prices to rebound after falling to $4,000 a troy ounce, Capital Economics’ Hamad Hussain reckons the precious metal still has further to fall over the next 18 months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

In gold’s case, the threat of rising rates coupled with liquidations are “the primary culprit” for the sharp decline in the precious metal, said Ben McMillan, chief investment officer at IDX Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

I vowed to extract the last gram of precious metal even if it meant I had to crush the hills with my own hands and grind the rocks with my feet.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende