a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage, transporting, and further use
Also called: lingot Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from in-2 + Old English goten, past participle of geotan to pour
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in•got /ˈɪŋgət/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Metallurgya mass of metal made into a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining:an ingot of gold in the shape of a bar.
in•got
(ing′gət),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
- Metallurgya mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
v.t.
- Metallurgyto make ingots of;
shape into ingots.
- 1350–1400; Middle English: literally, (something) poured in, equivalent. to in- in-1 + got(e) a stream, Old English *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; cognate with German giessen, Gothic giutan, Old Norse gjōta to pour
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Also called: lingot Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from in-2 + Old English goten, past participle of geotan to pour
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