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coin
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- pronunciation:
- koIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a small, flat, and often circular piece of metal used as money.
Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are U.S. coins.
- similar words:
- piece
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| definition 2: |
such pieces collectively.
He saved thirty dollars in coin.- similar words:
- money
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
coins, coining, coined |
| definition 1: |
to make (metal money) by imprinting metal.
The government began to coin dimes at the end of the eighteenth century. |
| definition 2: |
to make coins out of.
The ancient Greeks coined silver. |
| definition 3: |
to invent or make up (a word or expression).
The word "smog" was coined by combining the words "smoke" and "fog." |
| related words: |
design, invent |
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