coined

American  

[koind] / kɔɪnd /

adjective

1. (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.

2. 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.

3. (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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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of coin.

Other Word Forms

• uncoined adjective
• well-coined adjective

Etymology

Origin of coined

coin ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

She coined the rallying cry: “Sí, se puede,” translated to “Yes, we can!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s a term coined by Charles Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton in 1883, though understanding the structure of the human genome came much later.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

"What they did communicate clearly, to the delight of markets, was that Trump is looking for an exit," wrote Robert Armstrong, the Financial Times journalist who first coined the term TACO.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

While many believe the first true survival horror was 1989's Sweet Home, also made by Capcom, the term was coined specifically to market Resident Evil's release in 1996 by its director Shinji Mikami.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

It was writer and philosopher Alain Locke who coined the term “New Negro” to describe the pride-filled African Americans who emerged from the Harlem Renaissance.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler