coins

Noun

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
5. (UK, US, slang, uncountable, African-American Vernacular) Money in general, not limited to coins.
   • She spent some serious coin on that car!

   Synonyms:

   money, ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake

6. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

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