as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
seeking a job that pays plenty of coin
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Recent Examples of coin
Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
No one says the same thing about oil prices or DOGE coins.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, it was coined by an Italian physiologist in the 1860s and was revived in the 1970s.
—Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
He's offered to buy it from Denmark, as the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million in gold coins in 1917.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
No one says the same thing about oil prices or DOGE coins.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
On March 22, the Venus Star Point (a term coined by the astrologer Arielle Guttman) occurs in the sky when the Sun and Venus link up.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, it was coined by an Italian physiologist in the 1860s and was revived in the 1970s.
—Miranda Silva, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coin
Noun
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Chou said, acknowledging her willingness to fork over money for Beyoncé's concert in previous years and now.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Supporters of the income tax kept pushing, seeking to raise money directly from the wealthy.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It’s designed to cater to the preferences and wearability expectations of the Watch Angels watch collector community.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Jaeger-LeCoultre team has always had one eye on the future and nowhere is that more evident than with the Atmos clock, which is designed to tick into eternity due to an energy-efficient, self-winding mechanism powered by subtle movements in air pressure.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Because the dollar is so attractive, the Federal Reserve gets to mint extra cash for use abroad, and the U.S. government and American employers and families can borrow money at lower interest rates.—
Tarek Alexander Hassan,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs are the latest headache for a tech trade that was minting money just a few months ago.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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But once Mulaney talked his wife Olivia Munn into giving him the cash because he’s not allowed to have more than $300 in cash due to his past issues with substance abuse, the manager then requested $100,000 and finally the Everybody’s Live crew began to notice the red flags.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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Think a heavier share of investments in bonds and cash, less in riskier stocks.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nobody believes the missing couple hatched a plan to vanish and start a new life someplace else.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Chicago developers continue hatching plans for new apartment towers, and the Chicago Plan Commission has greenlit dozens of new developments, but high interest rates and borrowing costs have temporarily squelched investment.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The top of the blade is stamped with tiny crescent moons and stars, while geometric patterns run the rest of its length.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Royals superstar Salvador Perez stamped the club’s 11-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers with his first home run.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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From streaming music, movies and games to work and productivity tools delivered via subscription, to virtual communities and worlds with their own economies and currencies.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The statue was one of nearly two-dozen placed throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland last year to help drum up interest for the new movie Paddington in Peru.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Until recently Everton’s interim CEO, Chong was at global real estate conference MIPIM looking to drum up interest in the new 53,000-seater stadium, its surrounding areas and the wider regeneration of Goodison Park.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coin. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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