BULLION

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 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gold or silver in bars or ingots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bullion" is a kind of...):

ingot (metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling)

 Context examples 

But it was essential that they should use it soon, as it might be discovered, or the bullion might be removed.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Our reserve of bullion is much larger at present than is usually kept in a single branch office, and the directors have had misgivings upon the subject.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)