coin
🇺🇸
/kɔɪn/
🇬🇧
/kɔɪn/
noun
B1
a small metal piece used as money
I found a coin on the street and picked it up.
R
metal money
I prefer using a coin instead of paper money for small purchases.
verb
R
to create a new word or phrase
She decided to coin a new word for her invention.
R
to make metal into coins
The factory can coin thousands of coins every day.
translation
a small metal piece used as money; metal money
to create a new word or phrase; to make metal into coins
Word Forms
3rd Present
coins
Progressive
coining
Perfect
coined
Plural
coins
Past
coined