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Nearby words

  1. coil,
  2. coil spring,
  3. coiled,
  4. coimbatore,
  5. coimbra,
  6. coin box,
  7. coin changer,
  8. coin lesion of lungs,
  9. coin lock,
  10. coin machine

Idioms

Origin of coin

1300–50; Middle English coyn(e), coygne < Anglo-French; Middle French coin, cuigne wedge, corner, die < Latin cuneus wedge
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for coin money

coin

/ (kɔɪn) /

noun

verb

Derived Formscoinable, adjectivecoiner, noun

Word Origin for coin

C14: from Old French: stamping die, from Latin cuneus wedge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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