coinage

noun

ˈkȯi-nij How to pronounce coinage (audio)
Definition of coinagenext
as in invention
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination this latest coinage from the minds who gave us the MP3 player

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Recent Examples of coinage Propagandi, in other words, isn’t just a clever coinage. — Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026 Before the mid-1960s, the United States Mint used silver in everyday coinage. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026 Add coinage Courses, digital resources, AI versions of yourself. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for coinage
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  1. invention
  2. innovation
  3. creation
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  • The inventions are bright, fun, and made with serious pastry skill, and the team doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
    — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
  • American Standard toilets Many modern inventions morph over time as technology improves or new construction materials are developed.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of invention
Noun
  • The American supermarket, with its endless array of products and innovations like the shopping cart and barcodes, has achieved an almost mythical status around the world.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players ruthlessly compete for victory points derived from controlling systems, building specific structures, discovering artifacts, and researching scientific innovations.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of innovation
Noun
  • The ability to program opposite movements into a single material could simplify the creation of soft machines with more complex behaviors.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The results show that evolved stars like IRS 3 can still produce dust and other materials important for the creation of future stars – even under the harsh conditions near a supermassive black hole.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of creation

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