coin
coin Lexical Profile
coin Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A flat, typically round piece of metal stamped and issued by a government authority for use as money.
"He reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver coin to pay for the newspaper."
Money in the form of metal pieces, considered collectively.
"The ancient merchant demanded payment in gold coin rather than trade goods."
• verb
To invent or devise a new word or phrase.
"Shakespeare is believed to have coined hundreds of words that are still used in modern English."
To manufacture pieces of money from metal by stamping them with a die.
"The national treasury continued to coin silver pennies throughout the king's reign."
• Rhymes for coin
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'coyn', from Old French 'coigne' (wedge, corner, die for stamping money), derived from Latin 'cuneus' (wedge).
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