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Added 8 October 2026

coin

/ˈkoɪ̯n/ noun

In Latin: nummus, moneta Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
That which serves for payment or recompense.

verb

To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
to coin silver dollars
To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

Origin

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.

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