Both of these nouns refer to certain basic materials of a sort.
Bullion refers to any precious metal when it is gathered together (not in the ground)—and refers to it as the raw material, not the object it is in:
He was saving bars of gold bullion to use when economy collapses.
How much bullion is there altogether in those coins?
Bouillon, in contrast, can refer to either a clear soup broth, or those cubes of de-hydrated herbs and other materials that one may buy at a store in order to make such a soup broth:
She made a real French beef bouillon from scratch.
He put a bouillon cube in hot water to begin preparing his soup.
If not said otherwise, a bouillon is based on meat, normally beef. However, you can make other kinds of bouillon, and even buy vegetarian bouillon now. The defining quality of bouillon is that it is or makes a clear broth; it is usually only the basis for a soup along with further ingredients.
How to Use "Bouillon" in a Sentence
- I always keep bouillon cubes in my pantry for emergencies.
- This beef bouillon is very salty.
- My mother found a bag of bouillon cubes in the cabinet.
- I don't want to buy bouillon from the grocery store; I want to make my own.
- James was upset because he didn't have enough bouillon to cook the rice.
- Sandra added some more bouillon to the soup and let it simmer for about half an hour.
- I added some chicken bouillon to the water and melted it in a pan.
- Tomay's grandmother made a bouillon for his ailing grandmother.
- The chopped chicken was simmered in a bouillon of chicken stock and water.
How to Use "Bullion" in a Sentence
- Many people invest in gold and silver bullion as a way to protect their money from inflation.
- The bullion in my safe was stolen.
- The Trade-a-Bullion Company makes it easy to buy and sell bullion, but there are some things you should know before you get started.
- Gold bullion bars are often used as a form of investment or store of value.
- The bank has sold out of the new bullion coins that they advertised on television.
- Timmy received toy bars of gold bullion at his pirate-themed birthday party.
- I dug into my treasure bag of bullion and pulled out some coins.
- The bullion symbolized the wealth that the king had accumulated over his life
- The bullion was melted and used to make jewelry and decorative items.