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coin

/ˈkoɪ̯n/

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Appalachia/ˈkwaɪn/

coin noun: a piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. Also the ellipsis of cryptocoin.

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Noun (1)

coin (countable and uncountable, plural coins)

  1. A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
    • ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    shilling
  2. A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
    Synonyms:
    chip
  3. (figuratively) That which serves for payment or recompense.
    • The loss of every present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.1654, H[enry] Hammond, Of Fundamentals in a Notion Referring to Practise, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC
  4. (figuratively, uncountable) Something in broad circulation or use.
    • Tho’ truths in manhood darkly join,
      ⁠Deep-seated in our mystic frame,
      ⁠We yield all blessing to the name
      Of Him that made them current coin; […]1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 56
    • The religious interpretation of socialism and the conception of a new epoch as the fulfilment of the true content of Christianity were, in fact, current coin in the French socialism of the 1830s and 1840s.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
  5. (UK, US, slang, uncountable, African-American Vernacular) Money in general, not limited to coins.
    • She spent some serious coin on that car!
    • It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 199
  6. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
  7. A corner or external angle.
    Synonyms:
    wedge, quoin
  8. A small circular slice of food.
    • For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge.2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
    • Spread out four bread and butter pickle coins on top, and sprinkle with onion.2020, Evan Bloom, Rachel Levin, Eat Something, page 76

Verb

coin (third-person singular simple present coins, present participle coining, simple past and past participle coined)

  1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
    • to coin silver dollars
    • to coin a medal
    Synonyms:
    mint, manufacture
  2. (broadly) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
    • Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
    • Not fearing outward force: So ſhall my Lungs / Coine words till their decay, againſt thoſe Meazelsc. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    invent, originate, mint
  3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
    • [...] Tenants cannot coin their Rent juſt at Quarter-day, but muſt gather it up by degrees, and lodge it with them till Pay-day, or borrow it of thoſe who have it lying by them, [...]1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC, page...

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Coin

Coin

  1. A city in Iowa, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Coin

Coin (plural Coins)

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A surname from Irish.; Alternative form of Coyne.

Noun (2) capitalized: COIN

COIN (uncountable)

  1. (US, abbreviation) Abbreviation of counterinsurgency.

Also used as

coin is also the ellipsis of cryptocoin.

coin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

coin in Hindi

(currency) a piece of currency
सिक्का sikkā, मुद्रा mudrā, टंक ṭaṅk

coin in Tamil

(currency) a piece of currency
நாணயம் nāṇayam

coin in Marathi

(currency) a piece of currency
नाणे nāṇe

coin in Urdu

(currency) a piece of currency
سِکَّہ sikka
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coin in Bengali
মুদ্রা mudra
coin in Telugu
నాణెము nāṇemu
coin in Malayalam
നാണയം nāṇayaṁ
coin in Kannada
ನಾಣ್ಯ nāṇya
coin in Punjabi
ਸਿੱਕਾ sikkā
coin in Gujarati
સિક્કો sikko
coin in Odia
ମୁଦ୍ରା mudrā
coin in Sanskrit
नाणक nāṇaka
coin in Sinhala
කාසියක් kāsiyak
coin in Assamese
মুদ্ৰা mudra
coin in Nepali
सिक्का sikkā
coin in Pashto
سکه seká, دوړی dawṛǝ́y
coin in Tagalog
pera, kuwalta, barya
coin in Arabic
قِرْش qirš, عُمْلَة ʕumla, سِكَّة sikka
coin in Malay
duit syiling, syiling
coin in Indonesian
keping, kepingan, koin
coin in Thai
เหรียญ rǐian
coin in Vietnamese
đồng tiền
coin in Myanmar
ဒင်္ဂါး dangga:

Examples of coin in a sentence

  • Boy toy named Troy, used to live in Detroit, big dope dealer money he was getting some coin.2014, Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”, in The Pinkprint:
  • If you want to save some coin, I found similar options at more affordable brands and even some Amazon dupes.2024 September 14, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Charli xcx & Troye Sivan's Tour If You Wanna 'SWEAT'”, in Cosmopolitan:
  • Some tale, some new pretense, he daily coined, / To soothe his sister and delude her mind.1697, Virgil, “Aeneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob...
  • Because in today's 2,000mph technological freefall, he who coins the catchiest buzzword generally wins the debate by default.2010 August 30, Charlie Brooker, “Buzzwords for blowhards”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2023:

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Synonyms of coin

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Forms of coin

Noun
pluralcoins
Verb
third-person singular presentcoins
present participlecoining
past participlecoined
pastcoined
Proper noun
pluralCoins

Past tense of coin: coined

Plural of coin: coins

Origin of coin

From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (whence modern English mint), which was derived from Latin monēta.

Borrowed from French Coin. It could also be a variant of the surname Coyne from Irish.

Words formed from coin

Phrases with coin

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Words that rhyme with coin

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Questions about coin

What does coin mean?
Coin means a piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
What is coin in Hindi?
Coin in Hindi is सिक्का (sikkā), मुद्रा (mudrā), टंक (ṭaṅk). See Coin meaning in Hindi.
How do you use coin in a sentence?
Boy toy named Troy, used to live in Detroit, big dope dealer money he was getting some coin.
What part of speech is coin?
Coin can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce coin?
Coin is pronounced /ˈkoɪ̯n/.
What is the plural of coin?
The plural of coin is coins.

Words near coin in the dictionary

  1. coimplantation
  2. coimplantations
  3. coimplanted
  4. coimplants
  5. coimpregnated
  6. coin
  7. coin a phrase
  8. coin belt
  9. coin belts
  10. coin box
  11. coin boxes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: coin (page history and authors); Coin (page history and authors); COIN (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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