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- [koin]
- /kɔɪn/
- /kɔɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koin]
- /kɔɪn/
Definitions of coin word
- countable noun coin A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. 3
- verb coin If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it. 3
- verb coin If you say that someone is coining it or is coining money, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it. 3
- verb coin Coining in means the same as coining. 3
- noun coin a metal disc or piece used as money 3
- noun coin metal currency, as opposed to securities, paper currency, etc 3
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Origin of coin
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English coyn(e), coygne < Anglo-French; Middle French coin, cuigne wedge, corner, die < Latin cuneus wedge
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Parts of speech for Coin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
coin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coin
verb coin
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- stamp — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- mint — Mint Is Not TRAC
noun coin
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- coinage — Coinage is the coins which are used in a country.
- denomination — A particular denomination is a particular religious group which has slightly different beliefs from other groups within the same faith.
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
Antonyms for coin
verb coin
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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