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recoin

/ɹiːˈkɔɪn/

recoin verb: to coin (money, or an expression) again.

Verb

recoin (third-person singular simple present recoins, present participle recoining, simple past and past participle recoined)

  1. (transitive) To coin (money, or an expression) again.

Forms of recoin

third-person singular presentrecoins
present participlerecoining
past participlerecoined
pastrecoined

Origin of recoin

From re- + coin.

Words formed from recoin

Questions about recoin

What does recoin mean?
Recoin means to coin (money, or an expression) again.
What part of speech is recoin?
Recoin is a verb.
How do you pronounce recoin?
Recoin is pronounced /ɹiːˈkɔɪn/ (UK).
What is the past tense of recoin?
The past tense of recoin is recoined.

Words near recoin in the dictionary

  1. recoillessly
  2. recoillessness
  3. recoilment
  4. recoilments
  5. recoils
  6. recoin
  7. recoinage
  8. recoinages
  9. recoined
  10. recoiner
  11. recoiners

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