bullion

• n. 金と銀; 純金; 地金
• n. （地金）人名; （仏）Bilion.

語源はboil（沸騰）と同じ。溶かして塊にした金属の棒を指す。

bullion

bullion: [14] The immediate source of bullion was Anglo-Norman bullion, which meant ‘place where coins are made, mint’, so presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or ‘boiling’, metal down and then turning it into coins. On this reasoning it would come ultimately from Vulgar Latin *bulliōnem, a nominal derivative of Latin bullīre ‘boil’, from bulla ‘bubble’ (source of English boil). The present-day meaning ‘gold and silver in bulk’ had developed by the mid-15th century.
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bullion (n.)

early 15c., "uncoined gold or silver," from Anglo-French bullion "bar of precious metal," also "place where coins are made, mint," perhaps, through the notion of "melting," from Old French boillir "to boil," from Latin bullire "boil" (see boil (v.)). But perhaps it is rather from Old French bille "stick, block of wood" (see billiards).

1. Much bullion is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.

フォード?ノックス家の穴蔵にはたくさんの金の延べ棒が隠されている。

2.In the London bullion market yesterday，the price of gold was steady.

昨日のロンドン金銀市場の金価格は安定していた。

国際金融英語口語から

3.CDs，financial futures and bullion .

大口預金証書、金融先物、金銀ブロック売買を扱っています。

国際金融英語口語から

4.Authorities have seen his luxurious villa，antiques，art works and gold bullion .

当局はすでに彼の豪華な別荘、骨董品、芸術作品、金の延べ棒を見ている。

5.Kingly instantly award A every carries bullion of one Da Lian.

国王は直ちにホジャに金銀を与えた。