bullion
11bullion — ► NOUN ▪ gold or silver in bulk before coining. ORIGIN Old French bouillon, based on Latin bullire to boil …
12bullion — bullion1 [bool′yən] n. [ME (? via Du bulioen) < OFr billon, small coin, alloy of copper with silver < bille, a stick, bar: see BILLET2] 1. gold and silver regarded as raw material 2. gold or silver in the form of ingots, bars, or sometimes… …
13Bullion — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bullion (homonymie). 48° 37′ 19″ N 1° 59′ 48″ E …
14bullion — Gold and silver intended to be coined. Bullion encompasses, at the very least, any solid mass of uncoined gold or silver whatever its shape so long as its shape does not enhance its value. U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur …
15bullion — Gold and silver intended to be coined. Bullion encompasses, at the very least, any solid mass of uncoined gold or silver whatever its shape so long as its shape does not enhance its value. U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur …
16bullion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French billion, bullion melting house, bullion, probably blend of Middle French bille ingot, piece of money (from Old French, log) and Anglo French *bulliun, buillun cauldron, from Old French boillon… …
17bullion — bullionless, adj. /bool yeuhn/, n. 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… …
18bullion — Gold, silver, or some other precious metal used in bulk, i. e. in the form of bars or ingots rather than in coin. Central banks use gold bullion in the settlement of international debts. In the London bullion market, bullion brokers act as agents …
19Bullion — Original name in latin Bullion Name in other language Bullion State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 48.62285 latitude 1.99024 altitude 105 Population 1931 Date 2012 01 18 …
20bullion — [14] The immediate source of bullion was Anglo Norman bullion, which meant ‘place where coins are made, mint’, so presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or ‘boiling’, metal down and then turning it into coins. On this reasoning it… …
