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noun
1.
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
2.
an alloy of silver with copper or the like, used for coins of small denomination.
3.
any coin struck from such an alloy.
Origin:
1720–30; < French: debased metal, orig. ingot, equivalent to Middle French bille log (see billet2) + -on noun suffix
1720–30; < French: debased metal, orig. ingot, equivalent to Middle French bille log (see billet2) + -on noun suffix
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