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a
: a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money
b
: metal money
c
: something resembling a coin especially in shape
d
: a unit of a cryptocurrency
I also caution market participants against promoting or touting the offer and sale of coins without first determining whether the securities laws apply to those actions.—
Jay Clayton
Jay Clayton3
: something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange)
perhaps wisecracks … are respectable literary coin in the U.S.—The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)would repay him with the full coin of his mind—Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming4
: something having two different and usually opposing sides
—usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin
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informal
: money
I'm in it for the coin—Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
coined; coining; coins
Synonyms
Noun
Examples of coin in a Sentence
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.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Still, the final polls and prominent election models suggest the race for the White House is a true coin flip that could go either way.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
For example, reports of Google working on a capability coined as Jarvis was touted in the news once Anthropic announced its product.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 21 June 2017
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Noun
The final forecaster models from FiveThirtyEight and veteran pollster Nate Silver suggested that Harris was a marginal favorite, but essentially called the race a coin flip.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Still, the final polls and prominent election models suggest the race for the White House is a true coin flip that could go either way.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
First created in his basement in 1928, H.B. Reese, an employee of Hershey, initially coined the chocolate candy penny cups since that was the price for one candy.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
For example, reports of Google working on a capability coined as Jarvis was touted in the news once Anthropic announced its product.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The victim told him where to find a bedroom safe and coin jar, which together contained $230.
—Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 21 June 2017
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coin. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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coin
1 of 3 noun1
: a piece of metal put out by a government authority as money
2
: metal money
three dollars in coin
coin
3 of 3 adjective1
: of or relating to coins
a coin show
2
: operated by coins
a laundromat's coin washers
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