Plural of coinage
regular plural
The plural of coinage is coinages.
Forms of coinage
| Singular | coinage /ˈkɔɪnɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | coinages |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Coinages in a sentence
- Of these some were in good use at the time, but others are obviously new coinages.1903, Edward E. Hale, Jr., “Ideas on Rhetoric in the Sixteenth Century”, in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America...
- It also reflects the way portmanteau coinages incorporating “bro-” and “man-” — “portmanbros,” if you will — have increasingly taken on a critical edge, in keeping with shifts in conversations around gender.2017 December 14, Jennifer Schuessler, “‘Youthquake’ Is Oxford’s Word of the Year. Sorry, Broflake.”, in The New York Times, New York...
- In practice, a productive prefix yields many attested words (especially new coinages) without loss of meaning.2026 April, Olha Matviyas, Victoria Rokoshevs’ka, Yulia Leshchyshyn, “THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PREFIXES IN ENGLISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY”, in The…. From the entry productive
- The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120. From the entry nativization
- Collaborative online resources such as Wiktionary may offer a first view of recent coinages which have not yet been included in traditional dictionaries.2010, Elizabeth Knowles, “[Appendix:] Where to Look: A Selection of Online Resources”, in How to Read a Word, Oxford: Oxford University…. From the entry wiktionary
Meaning of coinage
- noun The process of coining money.
- noun Coins taken collectively; currency.
- noun The creation of new words, neologizing.
Questions about the plural of coinage
- What is the plural of coinage?
- The plural of coinage is coinages.
- Is coinage countable?
- Coinage is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coinage (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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