coin

¹ American  

[koin] / kɔɪn /

noun

1. a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.

2. a number of such pieces.

3. Informal.  money; cash.

   He's got plenty of coin in the bank.

4. Architecture.  quoin.

5. Archaic.  a corner cupboard of the 18th century.

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adjective

1. operated by, or containing machines operated by, inserting a coin or coins into a slot.

   a coin laundry.

verb (used with object)

1. to make (coinage) by stamping metal.

   The mint is coining pennies.

2. to convert (metal) into coinage.

   The mint used to coin gold into dollars.

3. to make; invent; fabricate.

   to coin an expression.

4. Metalworking.  to shape the surface of (metal) by squeezing between two dies.

verb (used without object)

1. British Informal.  to counterfeit, especially to make counterfeit money.

idioms

1. the other side of the coin,  the other side, aspect, or point of view; alternative consideration.

2. pay someone back in his / her own coin,  to reciprocate or behave toward in a like way, especially inamicably; retaliate.

   If they persist in teasing you, pay them back in their own coin.

3. coin money,  to make or gain money rapidly.

   Those who own stock in that restaurant chain are coining money.

COIN ² American  

[koin] / kɔɪn /

noun

1. counterinsurgency.

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coin British  

/ kɔɪn /

noun

1. a metal disc or piece used as money

2. metal currency, as opposed to securities, paper currency, etc

3. architect a variant spelling of quoin

4. to treat a person in the way that he has treated others

5. the opposite view of a matter

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verb

1. (tr) to make or stamp (coins)

2. (tr) to make into a coin

3. (tr) to fabricate or invent (words, etc)

4. informal  (tr) to make (money) rapidly (esp in the phrase coin it in )

5. said ironically after one uses a cliché

coin More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing coin

• other side of the coin
• pay back (in someone's own coin)

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Other Word Forms

• coinable adjective
• coiner noun
• miscoin verb
• recoin verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of coin¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English coyn(e), coygne, from Anglo-French; Middle French coin, cuigne “wedge, corner, die,” from Latin cuneus “wedge”

Origin of COIN¹

co(unter) in(surgency)

Example Sentences

She said festive items were required this year, such as Christmas cake, cranberry sauce, gravy, and chocolate coins for stockings, as well as essentials such as toilet roll, toothbrushes and deodorant.

From BBC

Technical indicators for Bitcoin are negative—and history says performance in the month ahead is only a coin flip.

From Barron's

What’s Next: History suggests that December isn’t a good month for Bitcoin, with precedents pointing to a coin flip for performance in the month ahead.

From Barron's

While many servicemembers are long-term investors heavy on index funds, some are making short-term bets or are heavily exposed to a small number of stocks or coins.

From The Wall Street Journal

Siegrist went digging in a bucket full of coins and junk for a key chain.

From The Wall Street Journal