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coinage

[koi-nij] / ˈkɔɪ nɪdʒ /
NOUN
process of making money
Synonyms
WEAK
coining minting


NOUN
metal money
Synonyms


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The industry that previously fell in love with job titles like “digital ninja” and “storyteller” is latching onto a new coinage, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Katie Deighton reports: the marketing engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A sort of placeholder god of an American civil religion, as seen on our coinage?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The Lydians are widely credited with inventing coinage, and their ruler, King Croesus, became legendary for his immense wealth.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

It was presumably dropped into the federal melting pot to become the first but unacknowledged coinage of California gold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

“She has more coinage than she knows,” said Sam.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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