coin

[koin] / kɔɪn /

NOUN

metallic money

Synonyms

STRONG

bread cash change chips coinage copper currency doubloon dough gold jack mintage money piece scratch silver specie

WEAK

chicken feed legal tender meter money small change

Antonyms

WEAK

bill dollar

VERB

create, invent

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike

WEAK

dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head think up trump up

Antonyms

STRONG

demolish destroy ruin stop wreck

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Robbie’s most deliciously debasing scene is when she throws coins on the ground for a desperate beggar — and then that person forces her to watch as he picks them up.

From Los Angeles Times

There are collectible coins and bars for those interested in tangible ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal

I reach for the embroidered coin purse I bought in Madrid two summers ago.

From Literature

If I put myself back in Episode 8, Monika just sold the coin and you have no idea.

From Los Angeles Times

Gold ETF inflows have accounted for the bulk of the increase in total investment demand over the past year, far outpacing investment in gold bars and coins, said Roukaya.

From MarketWatch

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