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Vocab Tadka : Bouillon vs Bullion (Confusing Words)

by Wonder Boy · Published August 24, 2016 · Updated August 29, 2016

Today we will discuss the difference between similar sounding words Bouillon & Bullion.

BOUILLON

(n)

a clear seasoned broth
Type: ‘noun.food’

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below

It came served in a deep soup bowl with a delicious clear fish bouillon.
In the 8th and 9th centuries Bouillon was one of the castles of the counts of Ardenne and Bouillon.

How to Remember : Bouillon – > bouil -> boil. Clear Soup is prepared by boiling the water.

BULLION

(n)

a mass of precious metal
Type: ‘noun.possession’

(n)

gold or silver in bars or ingots
Type: ‘noun.artifact’

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below

The coin and bullion held by the banks varies between 20 and 24 millions sterling and the note circulation is almost stationary at about 34 millions.
The French government claimed the wreck and granted one-third of the salvage to bullion-fishers.

How to Remember : bullion – > billion – > Ramesh has earned billion dollars, and so he is buying bullions.

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