coin

¹coin

noun \ˈkȯin\

Definition of COIN

1

archaic a : corner, cornerstone, quoin b : wedge

2

a : a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money b : metal money c : something resembling a coin especially in shape

3

: something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange) <perhaps wisecracks … are respectable literary coin in the United States — Times Literary Supplement> <would repay him with the full coin of his mind — Ian Fleming>

4

: something having two different and usually opposing sides —usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin

5

: money <I'm in it for the coin — Sinclair Lewis>

Examples of COIN

1. I have a dollar in coins.
2. <seeking a job that pays plenty of coin>

Origin of COIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COIN

Synonyms: bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, money, currency, dough, gold, green, jack [slang], kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim), tender, wampum

Related Words: coinage, specie; dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip; banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note; bill, dollar, greenback; bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet; chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring; big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot; abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth; resources, wherewithal; mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

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Other Monetary Terms

clad, legend, numismatic, obverse, reverse, scrip, series, specie

Rhymes with COIN

foin, groin, groyne, join, loin, quoin