- coins collectively
- the act of striking coins
- the currency of a country
- the act of inventing something, esp a word or phrase
- a newly invented word, phrase, usage, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
coin•age /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act or process of making coins:[uncountable]When did coinage begin?
- the types of coins issued by a nation:[uncountable]a museum displaying Greek coinage.
- Linguistics[countable] an invented word: "Ecdysiast'' is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.
coin•age
(koi′nij),USA pronunciation n.
- the act, process, or right of making coins.
- the categories, types, or quantity of coins issued by a nation.
- coins collectively;
currency. - Linguisticsthe act or process of inventing words;
neologizing. - Linguisticsan invented or newly created word or phrase:"Ecdysiast'' is a coinage of H. L. Mencken.
- Linguisticsanything made, invented, or fabricated.
- Middle French coignaige. See coin, -age
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coinage /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/ n
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