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bullionless

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bul⋅lion

[bool-yuhn]
–noun
1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
2. gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.
3. Also called bullion fringe. a thick trimming of cord covered with gold or silver thread, for decorating uniforms.
4. embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords.

Origin:
1300–50; ME: melted mass of gold or silver < AL bulliōn- (s. of bulliō) in same sense (< AF bullion mint), lit., a boiling, equiv. to bull(īre) to bubble, boil 1 + -iōn- -ion


bul⋅lion⋅less, adjective
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Word Origin & History

bullion 
1429, from Anglo-Norm. bullion "bar of precious metal," also "place where coins are made, mint," probably, through the notion of "melting," from O.Fr. boillir "to boil," from L. bullire "boil." But perhaps it is rather from O.Fr. bille "block of wood."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

bullion

Refined gold or silver in bulk (that is, ingots) rather than in the form of coins.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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