coinage

noun

coin·​age ˈkȯi-nij 

1

: the act or process of coining

2

a

: coins

b

: something (such as a word) made up or invented

Synonyms of coinage

• invention
• innovation
• creation

Examples of coinage in a Sentence

The word “blog” is a recent coinage.

Coinage was scarce in the colonies.

an expert in Chinese coinage

Recent Examples on the Web

This book is a deeply scholarly, policy-relevant history of money, from the advent of coinage, paper currency, and bank money in ancient, medieval, and early modern times to the stablecoins and central bank digital currencies of today and tomorrow. —Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

The retailer has posted signs requesting exact coinage. —Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025

Democratic sources say that the three senators’ decision not to codify collective bargaining rights in writing largely recognized the reality that the college sports market has increasingly come to embrace the concept—if not, the coinage—on its own. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025

However, there is precedent for a living president on coinage. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

coinage

noun

coin·​age ˈkȯi-nij 

1

: the act or process of coining

2

: coin entry 1 sense 2

3

: something (as a word) made up or invented