billon

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noun

Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

OriginFrench billon ← Old French bille →
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Meanings

nounbillon (countable and uncountable, plural billons)

plural billons

  1. countableuncountableAny of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbille“stick of wood”
  2. Frenchbillon
  3. Englishbillon

Borrowed from French billon, from Old French bille (“stick of wood”).

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Cite this entry
APA

billon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billon

MLA

“billon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “billon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/billon.

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