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| mint2 |
to specially invent or coin. [1/5 definitions] |
| mintage |
the impression stamped on a coin. [1/4 definitions] |
| money of account |
a monetary denomination or unit used in keeping accounts, esp. one that does not correspond to actual paper money or coin, such as the U.S. mill. |
| motto |
a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object, as being appropriate to that object. [1/2 definitions] |
| napoleon |
a gold coin with the portrait of Napoleon I or Napoleon III, formerly minted in France and worth twenty francs. [1/3 definitions] |
| neologize |
to coin new words, or make new meanings for existing words. |
| nickel |
a coin of the United States and Canada worth five cents. [1/4 definitions] |
| obverse |
the face, front, or principal surface of anything, esp. of a coin, medal, or the like. (Cf. reverse). [1/5 definitions] |
| parking meter |
a coin-operated device set next to a parking space, that registers the amount of time allowed for parking in that space. |
| pay phone |
a usu. coin-operated public telephone. |
| peep show |
a short, sexually explicit film to be viewed through a coin-operated device. [1/2 definitions] |
| penny |
a coin of the United States and Canada worth one cent. [4 definitions] |
| peso |
a silver coin formerly in circulation in Spain and Spanish America, worth eight reals; piece of eight. [1/3 definitions] |
| picayune |
a coin formerly in circulation in states of the southern United States worth five cents or one half of a Spanish real. [1/4 definitions] |
| piece |
a coin. [1/9 definitions] |
| piece of eight |
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Spain and Spanish America worth eight reals. |
| pitch1 |
to throw or hurl (a ball, coin, spear, or other object). [3/23 definitions] |
| pitcher2 |
someone who throws or hurls a ball, coin, spear, or other object. [1/2 definitions] |
| planchet |
a small piece of blank metal onto which a coin will be stamped. |
| quarter |
a coin of the United States and Canada worth twenty-five cents. [1/15 definitions] |
| real2 |
a silver coin formerly in circulation in Spain and Spanish America. |
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