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noun the act, process, or right of making coins.
the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation.
coins collectively; currency.
the act or process of inventing words; neologizing.
an invented or newly created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.
anything made, invented, or fabricated.
Origin of coinage First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Middle French word coignaige. See coin, -age
OTHER WORDS FROM coinage mis·coin·age, noun non·coin·age, noun re·coin·age, noun Words nearby coinage coil, coil spring, Coimbatore, Coimbra, coin, coinage , coinage bronze, coin box, coin changer, coincide, coincidence
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Example sentences from the Web for coinage Early on, I took to calling this doctrine belief in the “confidence fairy,” a coinage that seems to have stuck.
Paul Krugman: Austerity Is So Wrong! | Paul Krugman| May 6, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Remember his coinage “Obamneycare,” which he used in debates starting last June?
Michael Tomasky on How Rick Santorum Nailed Mitt on Romneycare | Michael Tomasky| January 29, 2012| DAILY BEAST
But I feel that were I to accept the award, it would ultimately debase the coinage of the medal.
A Prize Too Far | Christopher Buckley| October 10, 2009| DAILY BEAST
The earliest and standard specimen of Roman coinage was the as, subdivided almost indefinitely, and originally weighing a pound.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 | Various
They had no coinage , whereas those in the south-east had theirs, copied from a stater of Philip of Macedon.
Cornwall | Sabine Baring-Gould
The evil anticipations which have accompanied the coinage and use of the silver dollar have not been realized.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. | Benjamin Harrison
A further cause of disaffection lay in the general impression that the monarch was tampering with the coinage .
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron Watson
The coinage system was improved and banking appears to have been for the first time introduced.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church | Alexander Clarence Flick
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British Dictionary definitions for coinage noun coins collectively
the act of striking coins
the currency of a country
the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase
a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc
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Content related to coinage What Is A Manic Pixie Dream Girl?Film critic Nathan Rabin coined the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl in an attempt to classify Kirsten Dunst’s role in Elizabethtown. But seeing how its original meaning has spun out of control, he has since disavowed it.
Words related to coinage cash, change, silver, coins, coining, minting