coin

coin: ▪ I. coin coin ¹ [kɔɪn] noun

1. [countable] a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money:

• Since the introduction of the £1 coin, the smallest English note is £5.

2. [uncountable] money in the form of metal coins:

• They found £1,000 in coin.

[m0] ▪ II. coin coin ² verb [transitive]

1. to make pieces of money from metal

2. informal coin money/coin it in to earn a lot of money very quickly:

• Top footballers have been coining it in for years.

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coin UK US /kɔɪn/ noun MONEY

► [C] a small round piece of metal, usually silver or a red-brown colour, which is used as money: »a 10p/ten-cent/pound coin
»I always keep a few coins in the car to pay for parking.
in coins »He gave me $10, all in coins.

► [U] money in the form of metal coins: in coin »Thieves stole nearly €300 in coin.

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coin UK US /kɔɪn/ verb [T]

► MONEY to produce money in the form of coins: »A new 50 pence piece was coined to commemorate the poet's bicentennial.

● coin it (in) — Cf. coin it in

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Synonyms:

Corner, quoin, coign, Convert into money by stamping (metal), convert into coin / Prop, wedge, plug, key, quoin, Invent, fabricate, devise, create, form, mould, stamp / Specie, cash, money, metallic money, hard money, stamped money

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coin — coin … Dictionnaire des rimes
coin — [ kwɛ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. cuneus 1 ♦ Instrument de forme prismatique (en bois, en métal) utilisé pour fendre des matériaux, serrer et assujettir certaines choses. ⇒ 2. cale, patarasse. Assujettir avec des coins (⇒ coinçage, coincement) . Ôter… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Coin — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Coin (Arkansas) Coin (Iowa) Coin (Kentucky) Coin (Minnesota) Coin (Nevada) in Frankreich: Coin lès Cuvry, Ort in Frankreich Coin sur Seille, Ort in Frankreich in Spanien: Coín, einer Gemeinde … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coin S.p.A. — Coin Rechtsform S.p.A. ISIN IT0001336772 Gründung 1926 Sitz Venedig, Italien Leitung Paolo Ricotti, Vor … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coín — es un pueblo de la provincia de Málaga (España), de unos 20.000 habitantes, tuvo resonancia en los medios por el asesinato de Sonia Carabantes en 2003. COÍN PUEBLO DE LA PROVINCIA DE MÁLAGA Coín es un pueblo de provincia de Málaga, fué fundado… … Enciclopedia Universal
Coin — (koin), n. [F. coin, formerly also coing, wedge, stamp, corner, fr. L. cuneus wedge; prob. akin to E. cone, hone. See {Hone}, n., and cf. {Coigne}, {Quoin}, {Cuneiform}.] 1. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See {Coigne}, and {Quoin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coin — Coin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coined} (koind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coining}.] 1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal. [1913 Webster] 2. To make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coin — coin·age; coin; coin·er; coin·tise; Coin·treau; re·coin; … English syllables
coin it — coin money or coin it To make a lot of money rapidly • • • Main Entry: ↑coin * * * coin it (or coin money) Brit informal : to earn a lot of money quickly or easily They are really coining it/money with their new CD. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coin — [koin] n. [ME < OFr coin, coigne, a wedge, stamp, corner < L cuneus, a wedge < IE base * kū , pointed > OIr cuil, L culex, gnat, Avestan sū kā, needle] 1. archaic var. of QUOIN 2. a) a usually round piece of metal with a distinctive… … English World dictionary
Coín — Données générales Pays … Wikipédia en Français

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