coinage

1 coins collectively [syn: mintage, specie, metal money]

2 a newly invented word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology]

3 the act of inventing a word or phrase [syn: neologism, neology]

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
• SAMPA: /"kOInIdZ/

Etymology

coin + -age

Noun

1. Related to coins.
2. A coined word.

Coinage is:

• A series of coins struck as part of currency
• Coinage by Region
  • British Coinage
  • American Coinage
  • Coinage of Asia
    • Chinese Coinage

• A magazine about numismatics, capitalized: COINage (magazine)
• The right to and process of minting, i.e. making coins
• The creation of a neologism, or new word; see word coinage
• The duty or tax on refined tin, abolished in 1838; see tin coinage
• Quarters, a drinking game, or a South African drinking game of similar name.

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