English Dictionary
Definition of “coin”
coin (kɔɪn
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to make or stamp (coins)
- (tr) to make into a coin
- (tr) to fabricate or invent (words, etc)
- (tr) informal to make (money) rapidly (esp in the phrase coin it in)
- See to coin a phrase
Alternative Forms
ˈcoinable adjective ˈcoiner noun Word Origin
C14: from Old French: stamping die, from Latin cuneus wedge
Synonyms
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invent,
create,
make up,
frame,
forge,
conceive,
originate,
formulate,
fabricate,
think up,
Translations
- British English:
coin
A coin is a small piece of metal used as money....a few loose coins.kɔɪn NOUN ...a few loose coins.
- Spanish:
moneda
nf
- French:
pièce
nf
- German:
Münze
nf
- Chinese: 硬币 n
- Arabic: عُمْلَة مَعْدِنِيَّة n
- Portuguese: moeda nf
- Russian: монета nf
- Croatian: kovanica nf
- Czech: mince nf
- Danish: mønt nutr
- Dutch: muntstuk nnt
- Finnish: kolikko n
- Greek: νόμισμα nnt
- Italian: moneta nf
- Japanese: 硬貨 n
- Korean: 동전 n
- Norwegian: mynt nm
- Polish: moneta nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: moeda nf
- European Spanish:
moneda
nf
- Swedish: mynt nnt
- Thai: เหรียญ n
- Turkish: madeni para n
- Vietnamese: tiền xu n
Usage examples
The only thing that worried him was taking care of his coin collection.
Ferrars, Elizabeth, Unreasonable Doubt (1986)Each turn, both players simultaneously place a coin on the table between them.
New Scientist (1998)Besides being a founding father of the United States, Jefferson was an avid coin collector, he said.
canada.com (2004)Conor Faughnan of the AA said: "The actual process of collecting a coin or two is rather primitive.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)I'll pay anything even (He produces a gold coin ) even Money!
Alexander Games (compiler), THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
