coinage

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of coining money.
  2. (uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
  3. (uncountable) The creation of new words, neologizing.
  4. (countable) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The process of creating something new.

Synonyms

neologism
mintage
coin
B2
🪙
currency
C1
neology
specie
coining
money
A1
💸
coins
C1
minting
stamping
27k

hard cash

metal money

chasing
B2

nealugism

embossing
engraving
29k
fiction
C1
hammering
C2
invention
C1
mint
C1

paper currency

small change
seignorage
nomisma
neologizing

a coined word

Translations

acuñación
Prägung
néologisme
Münzprägung
monnaie
coniatura

mot forgé

Neologismus
Kunstwort

νόμισμα

frappe

Hartgeld

Münzwesen

Münze
💸

xavalla

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔɪnɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
coynage
In summary

Inherited from Middle English coynage, from Old French coignage, from coignier.

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