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An ingot is a mass of metal that has been cast into a size and shape (such as a bar, plate, or sheet) that is convenient to store, transport, and work into a semi-finished or finished product. The term also refers to a mold in which metal is so cast. Steel ingots range in size from small rectangular blocks weighing a few pounds (or kilograms) to huge, tapered, octagonal masses weighing more than 500 tons (450 metric tons).
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
Hong Kong Palace Museum Resembling a Chinese gold ingot, Hong Kong Palace Museum showcases artifacts from China’s imperial palaces, including Ming dynasty ceramics, scroll paintings, and double-headed dragons from the National Palace Museum in Beijing’s Forbidden City.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2024
For gentlemen smugglers, the most convenient format was the ingot.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The ingot was put on display at the Manx Museum, officials said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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“Ingot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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