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coinflation

coinflation noun: the rise in the difference between the metal value and face value in coins.

Noun

coinflation (uncountable)

  1. The rise in the difference between the metal value and face value in coins.
    • Since coinflation is accelerating, I'm not going to dump these pennies into the Coinstar machine at the market and receive face value.2004, Coinflation, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2026

Origin of coinflation

Blend of coin + inflation.

Questions about coinflation

What does coinflation mean?
Coinflation means the rise in the difference between the metal value and face value in coins.
What part of speech is coinflation?
Coinflation is a noun.

Words near coinflation in the dictionary

  1. coinfiltrated
  2. coinfiltration
  3. coinfiltrations
  4. coinfinite
  5. coinfinity
  6. coinflation
  7. coinflip
  8. coinflips
  9. coinfluence
  10. coinfluenced
  11. coinfluences

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