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bullion
bulliongold or silver in bars, ingots, or plates
Not to be confused with:bouillon – a clear, thin brothbul·lion B0543600 (bo͝ol′yən)n.1. a. Gold or silver considered with respect to quantity rather than value.b. Gold or silver in the form of bars, ingots, or plates.2. A heavy lace trimming made of twisted gold or silver threads.
[Middle English, ingot of precious metal, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French billon (from bille, stick; see billon) and from Old French bouillon, bubble on the surface of boiling liquid (from boilir, to boil; see boil1).]bullion (ˈbʊljən) n1. (Metallurgy) gold or silver in mass2. (Metallurgy) gold or silver in the form of bars and ingots, suitable for further processing3. (Metallurgy) Also called: bullion fringe a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms[C14 (in the sense: melted gold or silver): from Anglo-French: mint, probably from Old French bouillir to boil, from Latin bullīre]bul•lion (ˈbʊl yən)
n. 1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value. 2. gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots. 3. lace, embroidery, or trimming worked with gold or silver threads, wire, or cord. [1300–50; Middle English: melted mass of gold or silver < Anglo-Latin bulliō literally, a boiling] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bullion - a mass of precious metal precious metal - any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry | | 2. | bullion - gold or silver in bars or ingotsblock of metal, ingot, metal bar - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
Translationsbullion (ˈbuliən) noun gold or silver in bulk, not made into coins. 金銀條塊 金银条，金银块 bullion
bullion1. gold or silver in mass 2. gold or silver in the form of bars and ingots, suitable for further processing 3. a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms bullion[′bu̇l·yən] (metallurgy) Gold or silver in bulk in the shape of bars or ingots. (mining engineering) A concretion found in some types of coal, composed of carbonate or silica stained by brown humic derivatives; often well-preserved plant structures form the nuclei. bullionSame as bull’s eye.Bullion
Related to Bullion: bullion marketBULLION. In its usual acceptation, is uncoined gold or silver, in bars, plates, or other masses. 1 East, P. C. 188.
2. In the acts of Congress, the term is also applied to copper properly manufactured for the purpose of being coined into money. For the acts of Congress, authorizing the coinage of bullion for private individuals, see Act of April 2, 1792, s. 14, 1 Story, 230; Act of May 19, 1828, 4 Sharsw. cont. of Story's Laws U. S. 2120; Act of June 28, 1834, Id. 2376; Act of January 18, 1837, Id. 2522 to 2529. See, for the English law on the subject of crimes against bullion, 1 Hawk. P. C. 32 to 41. bullion
BullionPrecious metal that may be bought and sold for investment. Most types of bullion are at least 99.9% pure. Bullion is a commodity that investors may use as a hedge against recession and inflation. Thus, while it is volatile like most commodities, it always maintains a relatively high value.bullion Refined gold or silver in bulk (that is, ingots) rather than in the form of coins.bullion precious metals such as GOLD, silver, platinum, etc., which are traded commercially in the form of bars and coins for investment purposes, and which are used to produce jewellery and as industrial base metals.bullion precious metals, such as GOLD, silver, platinum, etc., that are traded commercially in the form of bars and coins for investment purposes and are used to produce jewellery and as industrial base metals. Some items of bullion, gold in particular, are held by CENTRAL BANKS and are used as INTERNATIONAL RESERVES to finance balance of payments imbalances.bullion
Related to bullion: bullion marketWords related to bullionnoun a mass of precious metalRelated Wordsnoun gold or silver in bars or ingotsRelated Words- block of metal
- ingot
- metal bar
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