| 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. Architecture A corner or cornerstone. 5. A mode of expression considered standard: Two-word verbs are valid linguistic coin in the 20th century. 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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