Bullion Definition

bo͝olyən
noun
Gold and silver regarded as raw material.
Webster's New World
Gold or silver in the form of ingots, bars, or sometimes coins.
Webster's New World
A heavy fringe or lace of twisted gold or silver thread.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Bullion

  • Middle English ingot of precious metal from Anglo-Norman from Old French billon (from bille stick billon) and from Old French bouillon bubble on the surface of boiling liquid (from boilir to boil boil1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English bulloin, bullioun, from Anglo-Norman bullion, of obscure origin, perhaps from French bouillon, extending the sense to that of 'melting'. Middle Dutch boelioen (“base metal”) seems to have come from the unrelated French billon.

    From Wiktionary

Bullion Sentence Examples

  • At present all gold bullion brought to the Mint is weighed and portions are cut off for assay.

  • The receipt of bullion and the delivery of coin from the Mint is under the charge of the chief clerk, the manufacture of coin is in the hands of the superintendent of the operative department, and the valuation of the bullion by assay, and matters relating to the fineness of the coin are entrusted to the chemist and assayer.

  • Considerable quantities of foreign ores and base bullion are also refined in the United States.

  • The resources of Balmaceda were running short on account of the heavy military expenses, and he determined to dispose of the reserve of silver bullion accumulated in the vaults of the Casa de Moneda in accordance with the terms of the law for the conversion of the note issue.

  • The precious metals brought in by the tribute were collected in the great, treasure-houses at Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae and Ecbatana, where gigantic masses of silver and, more Money and especially, of gold, were stored in bullion or partially Coinage.

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Words Starting With

BBUBUL

Words Ending With

NONION

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bullion

Words Starting With B and Ending With N

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