coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
has coined
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present perfectof coin (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But he has coined an internal phrase based on a pair of common Korean expressions: “pali, pali,” which means quickly, and “miri, miri” which means in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
NextEra has coined an acronym for data centers: BYOG, or bring your own generation.
From Barron's ● Dec. 9, 2025
Given the harmful effects of light pollution, a pair of astronomers has coined a new term to help focus efforts to combat it.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 26, 2023
Advisers so regularly feed him stories about the money spent on Mr. Roe’s losing campaigns that Mr. Trump has coined a nickname for him: “the kiss of death.”
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
For this phase, Romanes has coined the term physiological isolation.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Schmucker, Samuel Christian
