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coin
I. \ˈkȯin\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English coyne, from Middle French coing, coin wedge, stamp, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge; perhaps akin to Latin culex gnat — more at culex
1.
a. archaic : corner, cornerstone, quoin
b. archaic : a wedge used for blocking, securing, or tightening
c. : a small corner cupboard especially of the 18th century
2. obsolete : the stamped device or impress on coined money
3. : a piece of metal or rarely of some other material (as leather or porcelain) certified by a mark or marks upon it as being of a specific intrinsic or exchange value; specifically : such a piece issued by governmental authority to circulate as lawful money — see minor coin, standard coin, subsidiary coin, token, token coin
4. : something accepted as having value or validity
< perhaps wisecracks … are respectable literary coin in the U.S. — Times Literary Supplement >
: something given or offered in an exchange
< too much softened … to answer his obstinacy in like coin — J.C.Powys >
specifically : a unit (as an expression or idea) of intellectual or social exchange
< they exchanged a few small coins of country talk — Mollie Panter-Downes >
5. slang : money
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English coynen, from Middle French coignier, from coin, coing, n.
1.
a. : to make (a coin) by stamping the design onto the planchet
< coin pennies >
: convert (metal) into coins
< coin silver >
b. : to make (a coin) by any process or series of processes : mint, strike
< coin dimes >
: manufacture or issue (money) in the form of coins
c. : to shape (a piece of metal) in a mold or die by applying great pressure
2. : to make up or invent (something false or spurious)
< coin smile and fair words >
3. : create, invent
< coin a phrase >
4. : to make money out of
< coin your brains >
: convert into something valuable
< coin his talent into verses >
5. : to make or earn (money) rapidly and in large quantity
< coined a small fortune … in the real estate boom — Irving Dilliard >
III. adjective
1. : of or relating to coins
< a coin show >
2. : operated by coins
< a coin laundry > |