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Coin Coining Small Piece Metal Money Pence Frederick's

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A c___ is a small piece of metal which is used as money.A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
...50 pence coins.
...Frederick's gold coin collection.
word coin
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noun
A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money.
...50 pence coins.
...Frederick's gold coin collection.
verb
If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.
Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development.
If you say that someone is coining it or is coining money, you are emphasizing that they are making a lot of money very quickly, often without really earning it.
Many private colleges are coining it.
One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
inflections coinscoiningcoined
cefr-level B1

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