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coin
English
Etymology
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet, which was derived from Latin mon?ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??n/
- Rhymes: -??n
- Homophones: coign, quoin
Noun
coin (countable and uncountable, plural coins)
- (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
- Synonym: chip
- (figuratively) That which serves for payment or recompense.
- 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Fundamentals...
- The loss of every present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin.
- 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Fundamentals...
- (uncountable, slang, Britain, US, African-American Vernacular) Money in general, not limited to coins.
- Synonyms: money; see also Thesaurus:money
- 2014, Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda", The Pinkprint:
- Boy toy named Troy, used to live in Detroit, big dope dealer money he was getting some coin.
- (card games) One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
- A corner or external angle.
- Synonyms: wedge, quoin
- A small circular slice of food.
- 2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
- For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge.
- 2020, Evan Bloom, Rachel Levin, Eat Something (page 76)
- Spread out four bread and butter pickle coins on top, and sprinkle with onion.
- 2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia
- (informal) A cryptocurrency.
Derived terms
- coinage
- coin of the realm
- euro coin
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (koin)
Translations
Verb
coin (third-person singular simple present coins, present participle coining, simple past and past participle coined)
- To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
- Synonyms: mint, manufacture
- (by extension) To make or fabricate.
- Synonyms: invent, originate
- To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
Derived terms
- coin it
- newcoin
Translations
Anagrams
- ICON, Nico, cion, coni, icon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kw??/
- Homophone: coing
Etymology 1
From Old French coin, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *h??? (“sting”).
Noun
coin m (plural coins)
- wedge, cornerpiece
- corner
- 2016, Joey Richardière, Une fille venue d'ailleurs, Chiado.
- 2016, Joey Richardière, Une fille venue d'ailleurs, Chiado.
- area, part, place, spot
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Imitative.
Interjection
coin
- quack
Further reading
- “coin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?/
Noun
coin
- inflection of cú:
- (archaic) dative singular
- nominative/vocative/dative plural
Mutation
Middle English
Noun
coin
- Alternative form of coyn (“coin, quoin”)
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon?/
Noun
coin
- inflection of cú:
- accusative/dative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual
- nominative plural
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kunes (compare Welsh c?n, Cornish keun).
Noun
coin m pl
- plural of cù (“dog”)
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piastre
English
Alternative forms
- piaster (US)
- pyaster [17th c.]
Etymology
From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra.
Noun
piastre (plural piastres)
- (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 39:
- The Silkes, Velvets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue, Pyasters, Chicqueenes and Sultanies, which is gold and silver, they unloaded in foure and twentie houres, was wonderfull [...].
- 1630, John Smith, True Travels, in Kupperman 1988, p. 39:
- (historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
- (historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
- A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey, and Cyprus
Translations
Anagrams
- @ parties, Pirates, Prestia, airstep, eartips, parties, pastier, piaster, pirates, praties, rapiest, raspite, tapiser, traipse
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian piastra. Doublet of plâtre.
Alternative forms
- piasse (Quebec, Louisiana)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjast?/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /pjast?/, /pjast/, /pjas/
- (Louisiana) IPA(key): /pjas/
Noun
piastre f (plural piastres)
- (historical) piastre (one of several historical units of currency)
- (Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial) buck, dollar (former official Canadian French equivalent of the word dollar, as found on old currency.)
Further reading
- “piastre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
piastre f
- plural of piastra
Anagrams
- apriste, arpiste, espatri, estirpa, paresti, pratesi, prestai, rapiste, saperti, sparite, sperati, spirate, spretai, sterpai, stipare, stiperà
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