coinage

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun coins collectively
  2. noun a newly invented word or phrase
  3. noun the act of inventing a word or phrase

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coynage, from Old French coignage, from coignier. By surface analysis, coin + -age.

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Synonyms

mintage, specie, metal money

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