coin

/kɔɪn/
noun
  1. A small, flat, round piece of metal used as money.
    • The old coin was worth a lot of money.
    • I found a coin on the sidewalk.
    • She put a coin into the vending machine.
verb
  1. To make coins from metal.
    • The government coins millions of pennies each year.
    • This factory has been coining silver for centuries.
    • They used a press to coin the new currency.
  2. To invent a new word or phrase.
    • The scientist coined the term 'robot' in his play.
    • Shakespeare coined many words we still use today.
    • She coined a catchy name for the new product.
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