coined
Americanadjective
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(of a word, expression, etc.) invented or made up.
A coined word, such as Xerox, is one of the most easily protected categories of trademark.
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relating to or being money made by stamping metal; minted.
Our government founders were determined that the coined value of our gold and silver money should correspond with the market value of the bullion contained.
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(of metal) made into coinage by stamping.
The floor of the vault was buried in coined gold and silver that had burst from the sacks it was originally stored in.
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I was comfortable being called “weekend girl” and had even coined the nickname.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Law professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” decades ago.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
He calls the project Ford’s “skunk works,” a term coined by Lockheed engineers working on secret aircraft during World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Bersin has coined the term "superworker" for how AI is amplifying what an individual can achieve at work.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It was he who coined the term "Big Bang," in a moment of facetiousness, for a radio broadcast in 1952.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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