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coin Definition

coin (ko̵in)

noun

  1. Archaic quoin
    1. a usually round piece of metal with a distinctive stamp, and of a fixed value and weight, issued by a government as money
    2. such pieces collectively
  2. Slang money

Etymology: ME < OFr coin, coigne, a wedge, stamp, corner < L cuneus, a wedge < IE base *kū-, pointed > OIr cuil, L culex, gnat, Avestan sū-kā, needle

adjective

requiring, or containing machines requiring, one or more coins for operation a coin laundry

transitive verb

    1. to make (coins) by stamping metal
    2. to make (metal) into coins
  1. to make up; devise; invent (a new word or phrase)

intransitive verb

  1. to make coins
  2. Brit. to make counterfeit money

Related Forms:

coin Idioms

coin money

Informal to earn or accumulate wealth rapidly

pay a person back in the same coin

to treat a person in the same way the person treated oneself
coin Synonyms

coin

n.

gold piece, silver piece, copper coin, specie; see money 1.

coin Synonyms

coin

v.

  1. To mint money

    issue, counterfeit, strike, stamp; see manufacture, mint 1.

  2. To invent a word, etc.

    create a phrase, make up, mint, neologize; see invent 1.

coin Finance Definition
A metal piece that is used as legal tender and is inscribed to show that it is backed by the government that issued it.
coin Usage Examples

Object

  • phrase: Chris first coined the phrase " The Long Tail " in the 2004 Wired article by the same name.

Converse of object

  • toss: I may wind up having to toss a coin to decide.
  • flip: Their hit rate was exactly what you´d get by flipping a coin.
  • mint: The minted coins will be ejected onto a rubber conveyor belt rather than being allowed to fall into a trough or skip.

Adjective modifier

  • 10p: On the back is written " You will choose the 10p coin which will be tails up " .
  • 2p: Children raided their money boxes to bring in to school all the 1p & 2p coins they could carry.
  • commemorative: Commemorative coins are legal tender in all euro area countries.
  • 50p: How much change would they get if they paid with a 50p coin?
  • gold: The Isle of Man also issue gold bullion coins called Angels.
  • 20p: All meters in London take either £ 1 coins or 20p coins ( most take both ).

Modifies a noun

  • hoard: Hoxne is arguably the most important coin hoard ever acquired by the British Museum.
  • meter: There is a £ 1 coin slot meter for electricity.
  • purse: Their values were permanently printed on the coin purse all along!
  • collecting: However, to enjoy this aspect of coin collecting, you are going to need a way.. .

Noun used with modifier

  • bullion: The Isle of Man also issue gold bullion coins called Angels.
  • gold: The gold coin must have belonged to a temple or a palace.
  • pence: New Smaller Design In 1997, fifty pence coins were issued in a new, smaller size.
  • pound: Dean also gave her encouragement by giving her a pound coin every time she lost a pound.
  • euro: Common Reverse Designs Every euro coin carries a common European face.
  • copper: The easiest way to get a smile on my face is to present me with a very shiny copper coin.
coin Quotes

Yas |¤ , enfermos, ojo alerta, y a ning u¤ n me¤  dico admitan; mueran de gorra, sin dar un real a la medicina. Be careful then, patients, and don't accept any doctor; die for free and do not give a single coin to medicine.

—Valle y Caviedes,Juan del

Advice, n. The smallest current coin.

—Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett