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coin
(koin)n.
1. A small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money.
2. Metal money considered as a whole.
3. A flat circular piece or object felt to resemble metal money: a pizza topped with coins of pepperoni.
4. A mode of expression considered standard: Two-word verbs are valid linguistic coin in the 20th century.
5. Variant of quoin.
tr.v. coined, coin·ing, coins
1. To make (pieces of money) from metal; mint or strike: coined silver dollars.
2. To make pieces of money from (metal): coin gold.
3. To devise (a new word or phrase).
adj.
Idiom: Requiring one or more pieces of metal money for operation: a coin washing machine.
the other side of the coin
One of two differing or opposing views or sides.
[Middle English, from Old French, die for stamping coins, wedge, from Latin cuneus, wedge.]
coin′a·ble adj.
coin′er n.
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coin
(kɔɪn)n
1. a metal disc or piece used as money
2. (Currencies) metal currency, as opposed to securities, paper currency, etc.
3. (Architecture) architect a variant spelling of quoin
4. pay someone back in his or her own coin to treat a person in the way that he or she has treated others
5. the other side of the coin the opposite view of a matter
vb
6. (Currencies) (tr) to make or stamp (coins)
7. (Currencies) (tr) to make into a coin
8. (tr) to fabricate or invent (words, etc)
9. (tr) informal to make (money) rapidly (esp in the phrase coin it in)
10. to coin a phrase said ironically after one uses a cliché
[C14: from Old French: stamping die, from Latin cuneus wedge]
ˈcoinable adj
ˈcoiner n
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coin
(kɔɪn)n.
1. a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
2. a number of such pieces.
3. Informal. money; cash.
adj. 5. operated by or containing machines operated by the insertion of a coin or coins.
v.t. 6. to make (coins) by stamping metal.
7. to convert (metal) into money.
8. to invent; fabricate: to coin an expression.
Idioms: pay someone back in his or her own coin, to retaliate against someone by using the person's own methods.
[1300–50; Middle English coyn(e),coygne < Anglo-French; Middle French coin, wedge, corner, die < Latin cuneus wedge]
coin′a•ble, adj.
coin′er, n.
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coin
Past participle: coined
Gerund: coining
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Noun | 1. | coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money head - (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!" obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head change - coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change" bawbee - an old Scottish coin of little value bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus - a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages denier - any of various former European coins of different denominations ducat - formerly a gold coin of various European countries real - an old small silver Spanish coin piece of eight - an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales shilling - an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound crown - an English coin worth 5 shillings half crown - an English coin worth half a crown dime - a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar nickel - a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar quarter - a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" fifty-cent piece, half dollar - a United States coin worth half of a dollar slug - a counterfeit coin tenpence - a decimal coin worth ten pennies tuppence, twopence - a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies threepence - former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies fivepence - a coin worth five cents eightpence - a coin worth eight pennies ninepence - a coin worth nine pennies dollar - a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States" double eagle - a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars eagle - a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars half eagle - a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars farthing - a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny doubloon - a former Spanish gold coin louis d'or - a former French gold coin medallion - any of various large ancient Greek coins stater - any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece sou - a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name" Maundy money - specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday |
Verb | 1. | coin - make up; "coin phrases or words" create verbally - create with or from words sloganeer - coin new slogans |
2. | coin - form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch |
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coin
(koin) noun a piece of metal used as money. a handful of coins.moneda
verb1. to make metal into (money). The new country soon started to coin its own money.acuñar
2. to invent (a word, phrase etc). The scientist coined a word for the new process.inventar
ˈcoinage (-nidʒ) noun1. the process of coining. acuñación
2. the money (system) used in a country. Britain now uses decimal coinage. sistema monetario
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