bull
ion
Plural
bullions
1
gold or silver cast into bars or ingots, valued by weight rather than face value
- The vault was stacked with gold bullion ready for transport.
- Investors often turn to silver bullion during economic downturns.
- The mint produces standardized bullion bars for international trade.
- She bought a small bullion ingot as a hedge against inflation.
- The museum displayed ancient bullion recovered from a shipwreck.
2
a bulk quantity of gold or silver
- Pirates were rumored to have buried chests of bullion on the island.
- The treasure consisted of coins, jewelry, and heaps of bullion.
- The government transported tons of bullion to secure its currency reserves.
- That gleaming pile of bullion was worth a king's ransom.