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bullion

American  
[bool-yuhn] / ˈbʊl yən /

noun

  1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.

  2. gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.

  3. Also called bullion fringe.  a thick trimming of cord covered with gold or silver thread, for decorating uniforms.

  4. embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords.

bullion British  
/ ˈbʊljən /

noun

  1. gold or silver in mass

  2. gold or silver in the form of bars and ingots, suitable for further processing

  3. Also called: bullion fringe.  a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms

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Other Word Forms

  • bullionless adjective

Etymology

Origin of bullion

1300–50; Middle English: melted mass of gold or silver < Anglo-Latin bulliōn- (stem of bulliō ) in same sense (< Anglo-French bullion mint), literally, a boiling, equivalent to bull ( īre ) to bubble, boil 1 + -iōn- -ion

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