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• past participle of coin.
• past tense form of coin.

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

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Etymology

Origin of coined

coin ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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coined

He hearkened back to the idea of “bond vigilantes,” a famous term coined by economist Ed Yardeni to describe investors who shun debt until yields rise and they get paid more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

And it said the flaws - now coined "php2shell" - were inherent in the language itself, affecting many past versions of it.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mike is Westish’s biggest booster—he coined the school motto, “We Are One”—so it’s a problem that Pella feels antsy at the thought of settling permanently in this pokey college town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The term “ultraprocessed foods” was coined by nutritional epidemiologist Carlos Monteiro and his team at the University of São Paulo in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

He coined the term agnostic to mean one who believes you cannot know whether God exists because you cannot prove God’s existence.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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