BULLION

Bullion

Bullion traditionally stands for gold bars, silver bars, other precious metals bars or ingots. The word bullion reportedly originates from Claude de Bullion, who was a French aristocrat and politician who served as a Minister of Finance under Louis XIII from 1632 to 1640. An alternate theory suggests that it comes from the old French word bouillon, which meant "boiling" and was the term for a mint or melting house.

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bullion

Noun

  1. A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
  2. base or uncurrent coin
  3. showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
  4. A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.


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