PRECIOUS METAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precious metal mean? 

• PRECIOUS METAL (noun)
  The noun PRECIOUS METAL has 1 sense:

1. any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry

  Familiarity information: PRECIOUS METAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECIOUS METAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("precious metal" is a kind of...):

valuable (something of value)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "precious metal"):

bullion (a mass of precious metal)

gold (coins made of gold)

silver (coins made of silver)