bullion
noun
bul·lion
| \ ˈbu̇l-yən
, -ˌyän\
, -ˌyän\
Definition of bullion
1a
: gold or silver considered as so much metal
the bullion contained in a silver dollar
specifically
: uncoined gold or silver in bars or ingots
over a million dollars in gold bullion
b
: metal in the mass
lead bullion
2
clothing
: lace, braid, or fringe of gold or silver threads
the bullion on his uniform
Examples of bullion in a Sentence
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The House targeted a series of other small tax breaks, eliminating those that benefit investors in gold bullion, owners of fractional jet shares, owners of motor-racing teams, and buyers of aviation repairs and flight simulators. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "Ohio Senate unanimously passes budget plan, setting up negotiations with House," 20 June 2019 While gold ETFs are backed by bullion stashed in a vault, oil ETFs work differently because storing huge tanks of crude is too unwieldy and expensive. — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, "Oil ETFs Are Up, But Mind the Gap," 13 June 2019 Some analysts are waiting to see if bullion can sustain a rally above $1,250, a level that gold hasn’t been able to eclipse steadily since the summer. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Palladium Threatens Gold’s Reign as Most Precious Metal," 4 Dec. 2018 Gold ETFs are financial instruments that can be bought and sold on the stock exchanges, letting one invest in bullion without holding physical gold. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "There is no capping gold prices in India—nor stopping buyers," 27 June 2019 Another tax debate to settle: whether Ohio should offer tax breaks for people working on movies here, those who own a share of a private jet or people who buy rare coins and bullion. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, "Crunch time for Ohio lawmakers: deals needed on taxes, graduation requirements, more," 20 June 2019 Reversing the House’s elimination of sales-tax exemptions for gold bullion and other precious metals and for airplane repair and maintenance. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "Restoration of business-tax cut among changes proposed in Ohio Senate’s budget plan," 11 June 2019 The state Commerce Department issued a cease and desist order May 16 against Metals.com to stop the firm from making bullion, precious metals and other investments in Minnesota. — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, "MN warns seniors about precious metals investment scam," 10 June 2019 BNP Paribas SA predicted at end-February bullion will probably be lower by the end of the year than the start, with four Federal Reserve rate hikes expected in 2018, while IHS Markit sees gold dropping to $1,200 by the year-end. — Ranjeetha Pakiam, Bloomberg.com, "Gold Is Heading to $1,400 If Trade War Breaks Out, According to Sprott," 2 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bullion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bullion
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bullion
: bars of gold or silver
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bullion
noun
bul·lion
| \ ˈbu̇l-yən
\
\
Kids Definition of bullion
: gold or silver metal in bars or blocks
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