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- Dictionarycoinage/ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. coins collectively: "the volume of coinage in circulation"
- 2. the invention of a new word or phrase: "the word is of Derrida's own coinage"
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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.
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 /
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.
n. 1. (Currencies) coins collectively. 2. (Currencies) the act of striking coins. 3. (Currencies) the currency of a country. 4. the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase. 5. a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc.
Definition of coinage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. coinage. noun. /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/ [uncountable] the coins used in a particular place or at a particular time; coins of a particular type. Roman coinage. gold/silver/bronze coinage. Take your English to the next level.
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.
Definitions of 'coinage' 1. Coinage is the coins which are used in a country. [...] 2. Coinage is the system of money used in a country. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'coinage' British English: kɔɪnɪdʒ American English: kɔɪnɪdʒ. More. Synonyms of 'coinage' • invention, pioneering, innovation [...] • neologism, new word, new phrase [...]
