BULLION


Meaning of BULLION in English

/ ˈbʊliən; NAmE / noun

[ U ] gold or silver in large amounts or in the form of bars :

gold bullion

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , in the sense a mint , variant of Old French bouillon , based on Latin bullire to boil.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.