bullion
Precious metal bars
Bullion is gold, silver, or other precious metal in bulk form rather than as coins or finished goods—typically cast into bars or ingots for storage and trade.
The value of bullion depends almost entirely on its weight and purity rather than any craftsmanship.
Central banks hold gold bullion as reserves, and investors buy bullion as a hedge against inflation or currency instability.
She converted some of her savings into silver bullion.
Cast metal block
- kilobarThousand-bar pressure unit
- troy ounce31.1 grams exactly
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
purity · assay · casting · minted · refinery · smelting · foundry · vault
Gold purity unit
- aurumLatin term for element 79
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- panningLateral camera traverse
prospector · placer · goldfield · dredging · ore · mining · jewelry · carat
Hidden accumulated valuables
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
pirates · plunder · booty · cache · hidden · recovered · salvage · treasure fleet
Pure silver alloy
- argentumSilver, in chemistry
- argentHeraldic white metal
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
925 · fine silver · tarnish · lustrous · coinage · flatware · medallion · eagle
National currency management institution
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- depositorySecure storage location
- Fort KnoxArmy base with gold depository
- gold reserveStored national wealth in bars
repatriation · IMF · gold standard · bimetallism · monetary policy · stability
Aromatic culinary herb
- mintedProduced as currency
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- coinageInvented term or currency
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
face value · proof · uncirculated · sovereign · eagle · maple leaf · philharmonic · buffalo
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- tradingExchanging for value
hedge · inflation hedge · speculation · spot price · premium · spread · liquidity · allocation
ingot
Cast metal block
- kilobarThousand-bar pressure unit
- troy ounce31.1 grams exactly
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
fineness · purity · assay · casting · minted · refinery · smelting · foundry · vault · stacking
karat
Gold purity unit
panning · prospector · placer · goldfield · dredging · ore · mining · jewelry · carat · alloy
hoard
Hidden accumulated valuables
galleon · pirates · plunder · booty · cache · hidden · recovered · salvage · treasure fleet · Spanish Main
sterling
Pure silver alloy
- argentumSilver, in chemistry
- argentHeraldic white metal
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
hallmark · 925 · fine silver · tarnish · lustrous · coinage · flatware · medallion · eagle · philharmonic
central bank
National currency management institution
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- depositorySecure storage location
- Fort KnoxArmy base with gold depository
gold reserve · repatriation · IMF · gold standard · bimetallism · monetary policy · stability
mint
Aromatic culinary herb
- mintedProduced as currency
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- coinageInvented term or currency
legal tender · face value · proof · uncirculated · sovereign · eagle · maple leaf · philharmonic · buffalo · panda
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- futuresContracts for future delivery
trading · hedge · inflation hedge · speculation · spot price · premium · spread · liquidity · allocation · safe haven
- coinspennies, leu, silver eagles, nickels, ban
- coin collectingrare coins, penny, cent, coin dealers, bronze coin
- mining historyminers, gold pan, gold mining, pickaxes, silver mining
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- bank vaultvault door, safe deposit box, safe-deposit box, safety deposit box, strongroom
bullioncoins
Metal money units
jewelry · coinage · ornaments · silverware · minted coins
bulliondebt
Money owed another
liabilities · bankruptcy · insolvency · indebtedness · securities
bullionfiat money
Legal tender by decree
paper money · currency notes · banknotes · scrip · cryptocurrency
- silver bullionRefined metal in mass
- gold bullionRefined precious metal bars
- bullion coinsCoins priced by metal content