coinage (ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ
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Definitions
noun
- coins collectively
- the act of striking coins
- the currency of a country
- the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase
- a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc
Usage examples
"You know me so well," Rosa replied wryly, and opened her fist to show him the coinage.
, SACRAMENT (2001)The coinage of such phrases was considered strokes of genius.
Spiked (2004)The common coinage of modern educational theory is that children must be taught never to be "judgmental.
Edmonton Sun (2003)The inflation and debasement of the coinage initiated by her father continued.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The thaler was the standard silver coinage across Europe in the fifteenth century.
, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)