A coin is a small metal object. People use coins to pay for things. Coins have value as money.
I need a coin to buy a drink.
She found a coin on the ground.
To coin means to make a new word or phrase. People use this when they invent language that others then use.
She coined a new word yesterday.
They coined the term in 1990.
Coining can also mean making real coins by cutting and stamping metal at a factory called a mint. This is a special meaning used in money production.
The government coins money at the mint.
They coin new coins every year.
A coin is sometimes used as a small object to mark a place in a game or to vote. It is not real money here, but a token.
Take a coin to play the game.
Use a coin to mark your choice.
To coin (flip) a coin means to throw it up to make a choice by chance. People often do this in games or when they cannot decide.
Let's coin to decide who goes first.
They coin the coin to choose a team.
Coin can mean to invent a new idea or phrase. People use this when someone creates a saying or way of speaking that others repeat.
He coined a phrase for that feeling.
She coined an idea used now.
