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coin - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'coin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coin [ n.]
- A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin.
- A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in a collective sense.
- That which serves for payment or recompense.
2 . Coin [ v. i.]
- To manufacture counterfeit money.
3 . Coin [ v. t.]
- To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal.
- To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word.
- To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

Meaning of 'coin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . coin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make up
Example in sentence:
  • coin phrases or words;
  • vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting
Meaning (2):
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
Example in sentence:
  • strike a medal;
  • strike coins