coin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A piece of money made of metal, usually round and flat.

   She dropped a few coins into the beggar's cup.

2. 2
   verb

   To invent a new word or phrase.

   He coined the term to describe the new trend.

3. 3
   verb

   To make coins by stamping metal.

   The mint coins millions of pieces every year.

4. 4
   noun

   Money in general, in informal use.

   She spent some serious coin on that car!

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.

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