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coin
verb
-
coin
,
coining
,
coins
,
coined
to
make
coins
by
stamping
metal
into
pieces
of
money
•
The
ancient
workshop
used
huge
hammers
to
coin
silver
pieces
.
The
ancient
workshop
used
huge
hammers
to
coin
silver
pieces
.
•
Modern
governments
have
the
exclusive
right
to
coin
money
.
Modern
governments
have
the
exclusive
right
to
coin
money
.
Same
origin
as
the
noun
:
the
die
used
to
stamp
metal
gave
rise
to
a
verb
meaning
‘
to
strike
money
’.
verb
-
coin
,
coining
,
coins
,
coined
to
invent
a
new
word
or
phrase
•
Shakespeare
coined
many
words
that
we
still
use
today
.
Shakespeare
coined
many
words
that
we
still
use
today
.
•
A
clever
marketing
team
coined
the
slogan
in
one
afternoon
.
A
clever
marketing
team
coined
the
slogan
in
one
afternoon
.
Extended
from
the
idea
of
stamping
metal
:
just
as
a
die
impresses
an
image
on
metal
,
a
person
‘
coins
’
a
new
word
by
impressing
it
on
the
language
.
