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Origin of coin
1300–50; Middle English coyn(e), coygne < Anglo-French; Middle French coin, cuigne wedge, corner, die < Latin cuneus wedge
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British Dictionary definitions for coin money
coin
/ (kɔɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived Forms
coinable, adjectivecoiner, nounWord Origin for coin
C14: from Old French: stamping die, from Latin cuneus wedge
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Idioms and Phrases with coin money (1 of 2)
coin money
Also, mint money. Make a great deal of money easily or very quickly. For example, With a monopoly on the market he could coin money, or These highly motivated realtors just about enable the agency to mint money. This hyperbolic expression dates from the mid-1800s.
Idioms and Phrases with coin money (2 of 2)
coin
In addition to the idiom beginning with coin
- coin money
also see:
- other side of the coin
- pay back (in someone's own coin)
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