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

A weaker dollar typically makes the USD-denominated precious metal cheaper for holders of non-USD currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Because buyers stepped in near key support levels between roughly $4,000 and $4,340—levels that have held multiple times over the past year—the precious metal may be positioned to sustain its longer-term bull market.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The precious metal will rise 35% to $6,200 an ounce by the end of June, before scaling back to $5,900 an ounce by the end of the year, UBS forecast.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The precious metal appears to have found some support near $4,500 an ounce, with investors taking advantage of cheaper gold as inflation worries weighed on the metal,” analysts at ANZ said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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