BULLION
Dictionary entry overview: What does bullion mean? • BULLION (noun)
The noun BULLION has 2 senses:
1. a mass of precious metal
2. gold or silver in bars or ingots
Familiarity information: BULLION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BULLION (noun)
Meaning:
A mass of precious metal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bullion" is a kind of...):
precious metal (any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry)
Meaning:
Gold or silver in bars or ingots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bullion" is a kind of...):
block of metal; ingot; metal bar (metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling)
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