Showing posts with label bullion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bullion. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

bullion, bouillon

Bullion or bullion means gold, in the form of ingots or as a commodity--
He invested his savings in gold bullion.
She checked the rise and fall in the price of bullion several times each day.

Bouillon or bouillon ( usually pronounced to rhyme with bullion ) means clear broth or meat stock, most commonly beef broth--
A hot cup of bouillon make will warm you up in cold weather.
Strain the bouillon through a fine sieve.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"They sipped beef bouillon while discussing the sale of some gold bullion."