Meaning of coin In English

• 0 a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money:

  • UK a 10p/ten pence coin

  • a pound coin

  • gold coins

  • I asked for £10 in 20p coins.

• 1 to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time:

  • Allen Ginsberg coined the term "flower power".

• 2 to be earning a lot of money quickly

• 3 a small, flat, round piece of metal used as money, with a number showing its value and often a decorative picture:

  • Let’s flip a coin to see who goes first.

  • He fished about in his pockets, taking out a handful of coins.

• 4 to invent or be the first to use a new word or expression:

  • Kraft coined the term "middle America" in the 1960s.

• 5 a small round piece of metal, usually silver or a red-brown colour, which is used as money:

  • a 10p/ten-cent/pound coin

  • I always keep a few coins in the car to pay for parking.

  • in coins He gave me $10, all in coins.

• 6 money in the form of metal coins:

  • in coin Thieves stole nearly €300 in coin.

• 7 to produce money in the form of coins:

  • A new 50 pence piece was coined to commemorate the poet's bicentennial.

• 8 to earn a lot of money quickly:

  • With prices so high, the major oil companies are coining it as never before.

  • The banks coined it in last year.