coinage

[ koi-nij ]

/ ˈkɔɪ nɪdʒ /

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noun

the act, process, or right of making coins.

the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation.

coins collectively; currency.

the act or process of inventing words; neologizing.

an invented or newly created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.

anything made, invented, or fabricated.

Nearby words

coin money, coin of the realm, coin silver, coin-op, coin-operated, coinage, coinage bronze, coincide, coincidence, coincident, coincident indicator

Origin of coinage

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Middle French word coignaige. See coin, -age

Related forms

mis·coin·age, nounnon·coin·age, nounre·coin·age, noun

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Examples from the Web for coinage

Early on, I took to calling this doctrine belief in the “confidence fairy,” a coinage that seems to have stuck.
Paul Krugman: Austerity Is So Wrong!|Paul Krugman|May 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Remember his coinage “Obamneycare,” which he used in debates starting last June?
Michael Tomasky on How Rick Santorum Nailed Mitt on Romneycare|Michael Tomasky|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But I feel that were I to accept the award, it would ultimately debase the coinage of the medal.
A Prize Too Far|Christopher Buckley|October 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The earliest and standard specimen of Roman coinage was the as, subdivided almost indefinitely, and originally weighing a pound.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864|Various

They had no coinage, whereas those in the south-east had theirs, copied from a stater of Philip of Macedon.
Cornwall|Sabine Baring-Gould
The evil anticipations which have accompanied the coinage and use of the silver dollar have not been realized.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX.|Benjamin Harrison
A further cause of disaffection lay in the general impression that the monarch was tampering with the coinage.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson
The coinage system was improved and banking appears to have been for the first time introduced.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick

British Dictionary definitions for coinage

coinage

/ (ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ) /

noun

coins collectively

the act of striking coins

the currency of a country

the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase

a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc

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