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Bullion: meaning, definitions and examples

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bullion

 

[ หˆbสŠljษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

precious metal

Gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight.

Synonyms

ingot, precious metal

Examples of usage

  • Gold bullion is often used as a safe investment.
  • She inherited a collection of silver bullion from her grandmother.
Context #2 | Noun

finance

Gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.

Synonyms

reserve, stockpile

Examples of usage

  • The bank vault held a significant amount of bullion.
  • The country's reserves included a large quantity of silver bullion.

Translations

Translations of the word "bullion" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น lingote

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅ‹เคจเฅ‡ เคšเคพเค‚เคฆเฅ€ เค•เฅ€ เคˆเค‚เคŸเฅ‡เค‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Barren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ emas batangan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะปะธั‚ะพะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ sztabka

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅœฐ้‡‘ (ใ˜ใŒใญ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท lingot

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ lingote

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kรผlรงe

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธˆ๊ดด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุณุจุงุฆูƒ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ prut

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ prรบt

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้‡‘ๆก (jฤซn tiรกo)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ingot

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gullstรถng

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑะนะผะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kรผlรงษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ lingote

Etymology

The word 'bullion' originated from the Old French word 'bouillon', which meant 'boiling'. In the 13th century, it began to be used to refer to the boiling of gold and silver to extract the pure metal. Over time, the term evolved to specifically refer to the precious metals in bulk or mass. Bullion has been used for centuries as a form of currency, investment, and trade.

See also: bull, bulldozer, bulls, bullseye.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #12,355, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.