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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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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

Men are now joining women in obsessing over trimester zero, a coinage referring to the months leading up to conception.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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

Hence the effect on society is catastrophic when state government collapses, as happened in Britain upon the removal of Roman troops, administrators, and coinage between A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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