How to pronounce bullion
American English pronunciation
BOOL-yun
- IPA
- /ˈbʊljən/
- Syllables
- BOOL · yun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bullion means
Bars of gold or silver priced by how much they weigh
In a sentence: The bank's vault was stacked with shiny bars of gold bullion.
Where it comes from: Its origin is obscure. It perhaps comes from an old French word meaning "boiling," from the idea of melting metal.
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