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

I was comfortable being called “weekend girl” and had even coined the nickname.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Law professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” decades ago.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Those uprisings, later coined the Arab Spring, succeeded in bringing about a short democratic sojourn in Tunisia and a much briefer one in Egypt, but they also unleashed unrest.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Marsden had a "penchant for different architectural styles", Richardson said, where he had done something similar at a property in Merseyside coined "the Brush Castle".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Schafer coined the term schizophonia to describe sound that is separated from its source, such as recorded music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin