Definitions for COINkɔɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
coinkɔɪn(n.)
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
a number of such pieces.
Informal. money; cash.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Category: Architecture
Ref: quoin (defs. 1, 2). 1 2
(adj.)operated by or containing machines operated by the insertion of a coin or coins.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)to make (coins) by stamping metal.
to convert (metal) into money.
to invent; fabricate:
to coin an expression.
Idioms for coin:
pay someone back in his or her own coin,to retaliate against someone by using the person's own methods.
Category: Idiom
Origin of coin:
1300–50; ME coyn(e),coygne < AF; MF coin, wedge, corner, die < L cuneus wedge
coin′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
coin(verb)
a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
coin(verb)
make up
"coin phrases or words"
mint, coin, strike(verb)
form by stamping, punching, or printing
"strike coins"; "strike a medal"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
coin(noun)ɔɪn
a circular piece of metal money
to collect coins from around the world
coinɔɪn
to throw a coin to decide between two things
Don't argue about it - just flip a coin.
coin(verb)ɔɪn
(of word or phrase ) to be the first ever to use it
an expression coined in the 1920s
Wiktionary
coin(Noun)
A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
coin(Noun)
A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
coin(Noun)
One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
coin(Verb)
to create coins.
coin(Verb)
to make up or invent, and establish
Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
Webster Dictionary
Coin(noun)
a quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin
Coin(noun)
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
Coin(noun)
that which serves for payment or recompense
Coin(verb)
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
Coin(verb)
to make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word
Coin(verb)
to acquire rapidly, as money; to make
Coin(verb)
to manufacture counterfeit money
Translations for COIN
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- aanmunt, smeeAfrikaans
- يَضْرِبُ / يَسُكُّ عِمْلَةًArabic
- сека монетиBulgarian
- cunharPortuguese (BR)
- razitCzech
- (Münzen) prägenGerman
- udstede mønt; præge møntDanish
- κόβω νόμισμαGreek
- acuñarSpanish
- müntimaEstonian
- سکه ضرب کردنFarsi
- lyödä rahaaFinnish
- frapperFrench
- לִטבּוֹעHebrew
- गढ़नाHindi
- kovati novacCroatian
- pénzt verHungarian
- mencetak uangIndonesian
- slá myntIcelandic
- coniareItalian
- 鋳造するJapanese
- (화폐를) 주조하다Korean
- (nu)kalti, kaldintiLithuanian
- kalt (naudu)Latvian
- mencetak duitMalay
- muntenDutch
- lage penger, (ut)mynte, pregeNorwegian
- wybijaćPolish
- سکه ضرب کردنPersian
- سکه وهلPashto
- cunharPortuguese
- a bate (o monedă)Romanian
- чеканитьRussian
- raziťSlovak
- kovatiSlovenian
- kovatiSerbian
- mynta, präglaSwedish
- ทำเหรียญกษาปณ์Thai
- madeni para basmakTurkish
- 鑄幣Chinese (Trad.)
- карбуватиUkrainian
- سکہ ڈھالناUrdu
- đúc tiềnVietnamese
- （铸造）硬币Chinese (Simp.)
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