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labile

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

of 3)

transitive verb
to make (a coin) especially by stamping mint
to convert (metal) into coins
create, invent //coin a phrase

coin money
to get rich quickly

adjective

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

of or relating to coins
operated by coins

Other Words

Verb

coiner ˈkȯi-nər noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

bread [slang] bucks cabbage [slang] cash change chips currency dough gold green jack [slang] kale [slang] legal tender lolly [British] long green [slang] loot lucre money moola [slang] (or moolah) needful pelf scratch [slang] shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim) tender wampum

Examples

Noun

//I have a dollar in coins.
//seeking a job that pays plenty of coin

Verb

//The coach coined the phrase “refuse to lose.”
//William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.
//The nation plans to coin more money.

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from L

of 3)

transitive verb
to make (a coin) especially by stamping mint
to convert (metal) into coins
create, invent //coin a phrase

coin money
to get rich quickly

adjective

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

of or relating to coins
operated by coins

Other Words

Verb

coiner ˈkȯi-nər noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Examples

Noun

//I have a dollar in coins.
//seeking a job that pays plenty of coin

Verb

//The coach coined the phrase “refuse to lose.”
//William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.
//The nation plans to coin more money.

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from L

of 3)

transitive verb
to make (a coin) especially by stamping mint
to convert (metal) into coins
create, invent //coin a phrase

coin money
to get rich quickly

adjective

Definition (Entry 3 of 3)

of or relating to coins
operated by coins

Other Words

Verb

coiner ˈkȯi-nər noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

Examples

Noun

//I have a dollar in coins.
//seeking a job that pays plenty of coin

Verb

//The coach coined the phrase “refuse to lose.”
//William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.
//The nation plans to coin more money.

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from L