coin money

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Furthermore, while the Articles of Confederation had given the national government the power to coin money, they had not prohibited the states from doing so as well.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

And then the Constitution requires Congress “To coin money, regulate the value thereof.”

From Forbes • Jun. 30, 2014

A decade ago, Corinthian Colleges was a Wall Street darling — a company that seemed to be able to coin money from the federal government and from desperate students.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2014

Congress could declare war, enter into treaties, and coin money.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Their rule is transmitted to the eldest son; they have the right to coin money, to work mines, and to impose all taxes which formerly belonged to the Empire.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard