coin

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
2. (countable, uncountable) A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) That which serves for payment or recompense.
4. (figuratively, uncountable) Something in broad circulation or use.
5. (UK, US, slang, uncountable) Money in general, not limited to coins.
6. (countable, uncountable) One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
7. (countable, uncountable) A corner or external angle.
8. (countable, uncountable) A small circular slice of food.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of cryptocoin; a cryptocurrency.

Verb

1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
2. (broadly) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

Synonyms

money

💸

mint

currency

cash

💸

strike

coinage

piece

stamp

small change

specie

silver coin

fabricate

attach

coins

pin on

adorn

bank notes

neologize

change

devise

medal

legal tender

invent

hard cash

funds

silver coins

penny

contrive

mintage

silver

fan

establish

duel

break

dollars

dollar

💵

coign

medallion

dissemble

clink

beat

desire

jewel

denarius

indite

make up

improvize

honorable

hit

create

Translations

moneda

🪙

monnaie

pièce

moneta

🪙

Münze

💸

moeda

🪙

munt

🪙

νόμισμα

coniare

κέρμα

prägen

acuñar

moneda

🪙

geldstuk

🪙

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: coyn

Cognate with English: mint

In summary

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.

Sentences

Let's toss a coin .