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Definition of bullion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bullion

noun
 
/ˈbʊliən/
 
/ˈbʊliən/
[uncountable]
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  1. gold or silver in large amounts or in the form of bars
    • gold bullion
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBullion is used after these nouns:
    • gold
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, in the sense ‘a mint’, variant of Old French bouillon, based on Latin bullire ‘to boil’.
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