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in⋅got

  [ing-guht]
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–noun
1. a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make ingots of; shape into ingots.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME: lit., (something) poured in, equiv. to in- in- 1 + got(e) a stream, OE *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; c. G giessen, Goth giutan, ON gjōta to pour
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in·got   (ĭng'gət)   
n.  

  1. A mass of metal, such as a bar or block, that is cast in a standard shape for convenient storage or shipment.

  2. A casting mold for metal.


[Middle English, mold for casting metal : probably in-, in; see in-2 + Old English goten, past participle of geotan, to pour, or perhaps from Old French lingot, metal ingot (reinterpreted as l'ingot : le, the + *ingot, ingot).]
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Word Origin & History

ingot 
c.1386, "mold in which metal is cast," probably from in- "in" + O.E. goten, pp. of geotan "to pour." Sense of "mass of cast metal" first attested 1423.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Ingot

Gold in bar form.

Investopedia Commentary

Gold held in the vaults of banks and brokerages are usually in the form of ingot.

See also: Bullion, Fool's Gold, Hedge, Inflation, Precious Metal

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