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   coinage

   /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. coins collectively: "the volume of coinage in circulation"
   • ▪ the action or process of producing coins from metal: "the controller of the coinage of tin"
   • ▪ a system or type of coins in use: "decimal coinage"
   • 2. the invention of a new word or phrase: "the word is of Derrida's own coinage"
   • ▪ a newly invented word or phrase: "the recent coinage “Eurointellectuals’”"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French coigniage, from coignier ‘to mint’ (see coin).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOINAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COINAGE definition: 1. a set of coins of different values used in a country's money system: 2. (the inventing of) a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of COINAGE is the act or process of coining. How to use coinage in a sentence.

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   Definition of coinage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   COINAGE meaning: 1. a set of coins of different values used in a country's money system: 2. (the inventing of) a…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOINAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Coinage is the coins which are used in a country. The city produced its own coinage from 1325 to 1864. ...the world's finest collection of medieval European coinage.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › coinageCoinage - definition of coinage by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The right or process of making coins. 2. a. Metal currency. b. A system of metal currency. 3. a. A new word or phrase. b. The invention of new words. 4. Ancestry or social background: "Count Gengler was of common coinage, but in coming to America he took on a royal name" (Jimmy Breslin).

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   noun. the act, process, or right of making coins. the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation. coins collectively; currency. the act or process of inventing words; neologizing. an invented or newly created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage of H. L. Mencken. anything made, invented, or fabricated. coinage. / ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ /

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   Coinage refers to metal money, or coins. A numismatist — that's the technical term for a coin collector — is interested in coinage. Coinage is also the process of coming up with a new word.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › coinageCoinage Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Coinage Sentence Examples. The first national coinage was begun in 1822, and the decimal system was adopted in 1863. At last that final expedient of weak governments, the debasing of the coinage, led to a crisis.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › coinageCoinage Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    COINAGE meaning: 1 : the act of creating a new word or phrase that other people begin to use; 2 : a word that someone has created.