coin
If you coin a phrase, that means you come up with a new way to say something, like the person who coined "webizens" to describe people who constantly use the Internet.
The verb coin literally refers to making coins, the change you probably have in your pocket. The word can be used in a broader sense — creating something new, usually something related to language. For example, you could coin a phrase or a new word for “joke.” The language authorities would be proud — unlike federal authorities if you tried to coin money. That kind of coining is a criminal offense.
Definitions of coin
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a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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change
coins of small denomination regarded collectively
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bawbee
an old Scottish coin of little value
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bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus
a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
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denier
any of various former European coins of different denominations
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ducat
formerly a gold coin of various European countries
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real
an old small silver Spanish coin
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piece of eight
an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
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shilling
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
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crown
an English coin worth 5 shillings
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half crown
an English coin worth half a crown
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dime
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
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nickel
a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
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quarter
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
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fifty-cent piece, half dollar
a United States coin worth half of a dollar
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ha'penny, halfpenny
an English coin worth half a penny
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cent, centime, penny
a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
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slug
a counterfeit coin
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tenpence
a decimal coin worth ten pennies
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tuppence, twopence
a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
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threepence
former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies
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fourpence, groat
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
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fivepence
a coin worth five cents
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sixpence, tanner
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
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eightpence
a coin worth eight pennies
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ninepence
a coin worth nine pennies
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dollar
a United States coin worth one dollar
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double eagle
a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars
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eagle
a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars
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half eagle
a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars
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guinea
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
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farthing
a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
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doubloon
a former Spanish gold coin
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louis d'or
a former French gold coin
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medallion
any of various large ancient Greek coins
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stater
any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
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sou
a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
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Maundy money
specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday
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copper
a copper penny
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new penny
a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound
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Susan B Anthony dollar
a United States coin worth one dollar
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cartwheel, silver dollar
a dollar made of silver
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type of:
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coinage, metal money, mintage, specie
coins collectively
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form by stamping, punching, or printing“strike coins”
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type of:
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create from raw material, create from raw stuff
make from scratch
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create from raw material, create from raw stuff
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make up“coin phrases or words”
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sloganeer
coin new slogans
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type of:
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create verbally
create with or from words
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sloganeer
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