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coin¹
- /ˈkoɪ̯n/
- /ˈkɔɪ̯n/
- /ˈkwaɪn/ Appalachia, obsolete
- /ˈkɒɪ̯n/ Ireland
Sounds like coign, quoin · Rhymes with -ɔɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (whence modern English mint), which was derived from Latin monēta.
noun coins
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A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...
Similar: shilling
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A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
Similar: chip
- That which serves for payment or recompense. The loss of every present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.
- Something in broad circulation or use. Tho’ truths in manhood darkly join, Deep-seated in our mystic frame, We yield all blessing to the name Of Him that made them current coin; […]
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Money in general, not limited to coins.
She spent some serious coin on that car!
Similar: money, ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar, cheese
- One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
- A corner or external angle.
- A small circular slice of food. For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge.
- Ellipsis of cryptocoin; a cryptocurrency. What's the best coin to buy right now?
verb coins · coining · coined
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To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
to coin silver dollars
Similar: mint, manufacture
- To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase). Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
- To acquire rapidly, as money; to make. [...] Tenants cannot coin their Rent juſt at Quarter-day, but muſt gather it up by degrees, and lodge it with them till Pay-day, or borrow it of thoſe who have it lying by them, [...]
COIN²
noun
- Abbreviation of counterinsurgency
Coin³
proper noun
- A city in Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.
Coin⁴
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Coin. It could also be a variant of the surname Coyne from Irish.
proper noun Coins
- A surname from French.
- A surname from Irish.; Alternative form of Coyne.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mint, strike, coinage, euro, bullion, voucher, currency, money, suite, dime, neighborhood, penny, issue, piece, cowen, room
Translations
Every language
noun (currency) a piece of currency
| Español | moneda, numerario, moneda contante y sonante, moneda metálica, moneda sonante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동전 dongjeon, 코인 koin |
| 日本語 | 硬貨 kōka, 玉 tama, コイン koin |
| 中文 | 硬幣 /硬币 yìngbì, 銅錢 /铜钱 tóngqián |
| हिन्दी | सिक्का sikkā, मुद्रा mudrā, टंक ṭaṅk |
| Kiswahili | sarafu |
| Português | moeda, prata |
| Français | pièce de monnaie, jeton |
| Deutsch | Münze, Geldstück |
| Italiano | moneta |
| Ελληνικά | κέρμα kérma, νόμισμα nómisma |
| Română | monedă |
| Русский | моне́та monéta |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng tiền |
| العربية | قِرْش qirš, عُمْلَة ʕumla, سِكَّة sikka |
| עברית | מַטְבֵּעַ matbéa' |
noun a token used in a special establishment like a casino
| Português | ficha |
|---|---|
| Français | jeton |
| Deutsch | Chip, Jeton |
| Italiano | gettone |
| Ελληνικά | μάρκα márka |
| Română | jeton |
| Русский | жето́н žetón, фи́шка fíška |
verb to create coins
| Español | acuñar, troquelar, cuñar |
|---|---|
| Português | cunhar |
| Français | frapper une monnaie |
| Deutsch | prägen |
| Italiano | coniare, monetare, battere moneta |
| Ελληνικά | νομισματοκοπώ nomismatokopó, νομισματοποιώ nomismatopoió, κερματίζω kermatízo |
| Русский | чека́нить čekánitʹ, отчека́нить otčekánitʹ |
verb to make up or invent, and establish
| Español | acuñar, troquelar |
|---|---|
| Português | cunhar |
| Français | inventer, forger |
| Deutsch | prägen |
| Italiano | coniare |
| Ελληνικά | εφευρίσκω efevrísko, επινοώ epinoó, κατασκευάζω kataskevázo |
| Română | crea, inventa, născoci |
| Русский | приду́мывать pridúmyvatʹ, приду́мать pridúmatʹ |
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