coinage

noun

coin·​age ˈkȯi-nij How to pronounce coinage (audio)
1
: the act or process of coining
2
a
: coins
b
: something (such as a word) made up or invented

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 In Palmyra, local authorities fostered a distinct identity by issuing bilingual coinage and insisting that civic inscriptions on buildings be written in Greek as well as Palmyrene Aramaic. Peter Frankopan, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2019 Five thousand years ago, elaborate systems arose to enable early agrarian societies to buy and sell goods and services on credit, since coinage had not been invented. Harris Irfan, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2015 The Robinson coins are unusual among United States coinage because they were minted when the subject pictured on the coins was still alive. arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024 The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge Sometime around 660 CE, silver coinage replaced gold as the dominant form of currency in northwest Europe. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coinage 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coinage was in the 14th century

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“Coinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coinage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

coinage

noun
coin·​age ˈkȯi-nij How to pronounce coinage (audio)
1
: the act or process of coining
2
3
: something (as a word) made up or invented

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