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Definition of COIN
1. Noun. A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money.
Generic synonyms: Coinage, Metal Money, Mintage, Specie
Specialized synonyms: Change, Bawbee, Bezant, Bezzant, Byzant, Solidus, Denier, Ducat, Real, Piece Of Eight, Shilling, Crown, Half Crown, Dime, Nickel, Quarter, Fifty-cent Piece, Half Dollar, Ha'penny, Halfpenny, Cent, Centime, Penny, Slug, Tenpence, Tuppence, Twopence, Threepence, Fourpence, Groat, Fivepence, Sixpence, Tanner, Eightpence, Ninepence, Dollar, Double Eagle, Eagle, Half Eagle, Guinea, Farthing, Doubloon, Louis D'or, Medallion, Stater, Sou, Maundy Money
2. Verb. Make up. "Coin phrases or words"
Specialized synonyms: Sloganeer
Derivative terms: Coinage, Coinage, Coiner
3. Verb. Form by stamping, punching, or printing. "Strike a medal"
Generic synonyms: Create From Raw Material, Create From Raw Stuff
Derivative terms: Coiner, Coiner, Mint, Mintage, Minter
Definition of COIN
1. n. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin.
2. 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.
3. v. i. To manufacture counterfeit money.
Definition of COIN
1. Abbreviation. (US military) counter '''CO'''unter insurgency '''IN'''surgency ¹
2. Noun. (context: money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. ¹
3. Noun. A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip). ¹
4. Noun. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit. ¹
5. Verb. to create coins. ¹
6. Verb. to make up or invent, and establish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of COIN
1. to make coins (metal currency) [v -ED, -ING, -S] : COINABLE [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of COIN
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