coin

coin · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A flat piece of metal used as money.

  2. 2.

    To make coins by stamping metal.

  3. 3.

    Money in the form of coins.

  4. 4.

    To invent a new word or phrase.

Forms

plural: coins

Phrases & expressions

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    coin a phrase — to invent a new expression
  • •
    the other side of the coin — a different perspective
  • •
    two sides of the same coin — closely related aspects
  • •
    toss a coin — to flip a coin to decide something
  • •
    pay someone in their own coin — to treat someone as they treated you

Related words

Antonyms: bill, note
See also: change, currency, mint, money
Synonyms: change, piece

Etymology

From Old French "coigne" meaning a wedge or corner, from Latin "cuneus" meaning wedge. Coins were made by stamping metal with a wedge-shaped die.