ingots

Cast metal masses

An ingot is a mass of metal cast into a convenient shape for storage, transport, or further processing.

Gold and silver ingots are rectangular bars; steel ingots are typically large blocks destined for rolling or forging.

The shape standardizes the material for trade or manufacture: The refinery produces copper ingots for export.

precious

gold

Element seventy-nine

  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • bullionPrecious metal in bulk
  • vaultSecure storage chamber

treasury · mint · purity · hallmark · karat · platinum · palladium · reserve · wealth · stamped

metallurgy

mold

Form-giving container

crucible · furnace · alloy · refining · pouring · metal · slag · ore · pig iron · billets

gaming

Minecraft

Block-based sandbox game

inventory · furnace · ore · stack · copper · smithing · materials · blocks · recipe · workbench

trade

commodity

Fungible traded good

reserves · stockpile · storage · transport · shipment · warehouse · trading · valuation · spot price · investment

Categories
Opposites
processing state

ingotsore

Metal-bearing rock

raw ore · slag · coins · finished goods · mineral deposits

form and function

ingotscoins

Metal money units

coinage · finished goods · jewelry · bullion coins · wire

standardization

ingotsscrap metal

Discarded reusable iron and steel

scrap · nuggets · filings · fragments · offcuts

Phrases
Family

ingot

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G