English Dictionary

bullion

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbʊl.jən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. / (obsolete) Base or uncurrent coin.

日本語の意味

大量の貴金属（通常は金や銀）を、重量により評価して鋳造されたインゴットとして扱うもの / （古語）使用されなくなった、または価値の低い硬貨

The bank stored several tonnes of bullion in its secure vault to hedge against inflation.

銀行はインフレに備えて、数トンの地金を金庫に保管した。

意味（1）

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

If the mint kept back one per cent, to pay the expense of coinage, it would be against the interest of the holders of bullion to have it coined, until the coin was more valuable than the bullion by at least that fraction.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Base or uncurrent coin.

And those which eld's strict doom did disallow, / And damn for bullion, go for current now.

意味（3）

(obsolete) Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.

To beholde how it was garnysshyd and bounde, […] The claspis and bullyons were worth a thousande pounde; […]

意味（4）

(obsolete) A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.

The hair was plaited with bullion and red riband, and then wound round the head, something after the fashion of a turban, save that it entirely displayed the forehead.

bullions （ plural ）