gold ingot

Refined precious metal

A gold ingot is a bar of gold cast into a standardized shape for storage, trade, or transport.

Ingots are the form in which gold moves between central banks, refineries, and bullion dealers.

The classic image is a trapezoidal bar stamped with purity and weight: The vault held rows of gold ingots.

Also called a gold bar.

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physical form of precious metal

gold ingotgold dust

Fine precious metal particles

gold flakes · gold nugget · gold coin · gold leaf · gold wire

value/worth

gold ingotfool's gold

Iron sulfide mineral

dross · base metal · pyrite · scrap metal · rubbish

metal type

gold ingotcopper ingot

Cast metal block

pig iron · silver ingot

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G