COIN


Meaning of COIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ in

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge

Date: 14th century

1 archaic a : CORNER , CORNERSTONE , QUOIN b : WEDGE

2 a : a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money b : metal money c : something resembling a coin especially in shape

3 : something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange) <perhaps wisecracks ⋯ are respectable literary coin in the U.S. ― Times Lit. Supp. > <would repay him with the full coin of his mind ― Ian Fleming>

4 : something having two different and usually opposing sides ― usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin

5 : MONEY <I'm in it for the coin ― Sinclair Lewis>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.