coin

coin
1. noun /kɔɪn/
a) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.

...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis dors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...

b) A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
2. verb /kɔɪn/
a) to create coins.

Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.

b) to make up or invent, and establish

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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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