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- [koin]
- /kɔɪn/
- /kɔɪn/
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- [koin]
- /kɔɪn/
Definitions of coining word
- noun coining a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money. 1
- noun coining a number of such pieces. 1
- noun coining Informal. money; cash: He's got plenty of coin in the bank. 1
- noun coining Architecture. quoin (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun coining Archaic. a corner cupboard of the 18th century. 1
- adjective coining operated by, or containing machines operated by, inserting a coin or coins into a slot: a coin laundry. 1
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Origin of coining
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 Coining
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coining 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
coining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coining
noun coining
- falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- forgery — the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name.
- fraudulence — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- coinage — Coinage is the coins which are used in a country.
- lookalike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
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