| 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. |
coin
Noun
1. a metal disc used as money
2. metal currency collectively
Verb
1. to invent (a new word or phrase)
2. to make or stamp (coins)
3. coin it in or coin money Informal to make money rapidly [Latin cuneus wedge]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as moneyhead - (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 guinea - a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings 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 |
coin
Translations
coin
n coin [koin]
a piece of metal used as money a handful of coins. muntstuk قِطْعَةُ نَقْد مَعْدَني монета mince mønt die Münze κέρμα moneda münt سکه kolikko pièce מַטבֵע सिक्का komad kovanog novca, novčić érme uang logam mynt moneta 硬貨 주화 moneta monēta duit syiling muntstuk mynt moneta moeda monedă монета minca kovanec novčić mynt เหรียญกษาปณ์ madeni para 硬幣 монета سکہ đồng xu 硬币
v
1 to make metal into (money) The new country soon started to coin its own money. aanmunt, smee يَضْرِبُ / يَسُكُّ عِمْلَةً сека монети razit udstede mønt; præge mønt (Münzen) prägen κόβω νόμισμα acuñar müntima سکه ضرب کردن lyödä frapper לִטבּוֹע गढ़ना kovati novac pénzt ver mencetak uang slá mynt coniare 鋳造する 화폐로 주조하다 (nu)kalti, kaldinti kalt (naudu) mencetak duit munten lage penger, (ut)mynte, prege wybijać cunhar a bate (o monedă) чеканить raziť kovati kovati mynta, prägla ทำเหรียญกษาปณ์ madeni para basmak (鑄造)硬幣 карбувати سکہ ڈھالنا đúc tiền （铸造）硬币
2 to invent (a word, phrase etc) The scientist coined a word for the new process. skep يَصوغُ / يَسْتَحْدِثُ كلمةً أو عِبارَةً въвеждам (израз) vytvořit danne prägen επινοώ inventar välja mõtlema ساختن sepittää inventer לְחָדֵש, לְהַמצִיא ईजाद करना skovati alkot menciptakan búa til coniare 造り出す (말 등을) 새로 만들어 내다 sukurti darināt (jaunvārdus) mencipta smeden dikte opp, finne på tworzyć inventar a inventa создавать (слово, выражение) utvoriť izmisliti si skovati mynta ประดิษฐ์ bulmak, uydurmak 創造 творити нові слова وضع کرنا ، ایجاد کرنا tạo ra 创造
n coinage [-nidʒ]
1 the process of coining. geldmunting ضَرْب أو سَكُّ عِمْلَةً сечене на монети ražba møntsystem das Prägen νομισματοκοπία, επινόηση acuñación müntimine ضرب سکه rahanlyönti, sepittäminen frappe טְבִיעַת מָטבֵּעוֹת सिक्के गढ़ने की प्रक्रिया kovanje novca pénzverés pembuatan uang nÿmyndun; nÿyrðasmíð conio 貨幣鋳造 화폐 주조 (monetų) kalimas naudas kalšana; jaunvārdu darināšana percetakan duit syiling aanmunting (ut)mynting; nydannet ord/uttrykk bicie monet, tworzenie nowych słów cunhagem fabricare de monede чеканка (монет) razenie; tvorenie kovanje kovanje myntning, []prägling การผลิตเหรียญ bulma, uydurma 造幣 карбування سکے ڈھالنے کا عمل sự đúc tiền 造币
2 the money (system) used in a country Britain now uses decimal coinage. muntstelsel عِمْلَةُ البِلاد мометна система měnová soustava møntfod das Münzsystem νομισματικό σύστημα sistema monetario rahasüsteem پول رایج rahajärjestelmä système monétaire שִיטת הַמָטבֵּע सिक्का प्रणाली sustav kovanog novca pénzrendszer sistem moneter gjaldmiðilskerfi sistema monetario 貨幣制度 화폐 제도 (monetų) sistema, monetos naudas sistēma; nauda sistem duit syiling muntstelsel myntsystem system monetarny moeda sistem monetar монетная система menová sústava denarni sistem moneta myntsystem ระบบเงินเหรียญ para sistemi 貨幣制度 монетна система پیسے ، دولت hệ thống tiền tệ đang sử dụng 货币制度
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