precious metal

American  

noun

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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Example Sentences

The hot nonfarm payrolls print—paired with a drop in unemployment—cooled expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut, supporting the dollar while easing precious metals prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Find out how much you know about precious metals by taking our quiz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both precious metals continue to recover from their heavy losses on Jan. 29.

From MarketWatch

The miner on Wednesday said its board has approved several growth projects and that it has amended a streaming agreement with Canadian precious metals company Triple Flag at the Northparkes mine in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors in precious metals need to be relatively attentive, as commodities require more attention than what typical buy-and-hold stock and bond investors may be accustomed to.

From The Wall Street Journal