coinage

coin·age  (koinj)

n.

1. The right or process of making coins.

2.

a. Metal currency.

b. A system of metal currency.

3.

a. A new word or phrase.

b. The invention of new words.

4. Ancestry or social background: "Count Gengler was of common coinage, but in coming to America he took on a royal name" (Jimmy Breslin).

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coinage [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) coins collectively

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the act of striking coins

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the currency of a country

4. the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase

5. a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coinage - coins collectively                   metal money, mintage, specie currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	2.	coinage - a newly invented word or phrase neologism, neology word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" portmanteau, portmanteau word, blend - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
	3.	coinage - the act of inventing a word or phrase neologism, neology invention - the act of inventing

Translations

coinage [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] N (= system) → moneda f, sistema m monetario; (= act) → acuñación f (fig) [of word] → invención f

coinage [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] n

(= money) → monnaie f

(= word) → néologisme f
coin box n (British) (= phone box) → cabine à pièces)f téléphonique >

coinage

n

(= act) → Prägen nt, → Prägung f; (= coins) → Münzen pl, → Hartgeld nt no pl; (= system) → Währung f

(fig) → Prägung f, → Neuschöpfung f

coinage [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] n

a. (money, system) → moneta, sistema m monetario

b. (coining) → coniazione f, invenzione f

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coinage [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] n

a. (money, system) → moneta, sistema m monetario

b. (coining) → coniazione f, invenzione f