coin
Meaning of coin
noun
- a flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money.
she opened her purse and took out a coin
gold and silver coins
- make (coins) by stamping metal.
guineas and half-guineas were coined
- invent (a new word or phrase).
he coined the term ‘desktop publishing’
Middle English: from Old French coin ‘wedge, corner, die’, coigner ‘to mint’, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge’. The original sense was ‘cornerstone’, later ‘angle or wedge’ (senses now spelled quoin); in late Middle English the term denoted a die for stamping money, or a piece of money produced by such a die.
Information about coin
- The plural form of coin is: coins.
- Languages in which coin is used:
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Hyphenation of coin
coin
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- coin is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
coin synonyms
Meaning mint:
Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:
Meaning a flat disc or piece of metal with an official stamp, used as money:
Meaning coins collectively:
Meaning a precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47:
Meaning a red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29:
Meaning a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used especially in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies:
Meaning money in the form of coins rather than notes:
Meaning bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground:
Meaning cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface:
Meaning strike with the fist:
Meaning (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living:
Meaning form (an object) out of malleable material:
Meaning make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning invent (evidence or a story):
Meaning make or manufacture from components or raw materials:
Meaning create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
Meaning form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind:
Meaning create or initiate (something):
Meaning create or prepare methodically:
Meaning invent (something) in order to deceive:
Translation of coin
- French: pièce, monnaie, frapper
- Italian: moneta, coniare
- German: Münze, prägen
- Portuguese: moeda, cunhar
- Spanish: moneda, cambio, acuñar
Anagrams of coin
Words that rhyme with coin
acoin, recoin, uncoin, miscoin
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