Coinage
noun
The process or invention of a new word or phrase.
The word 'blog' is a recent coinage.
Often appears as...
- coinage of new words
- recent coinage
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Academic
noun
Coins collectively, especially when considered from the point of their design, quality, and history.
The ancient Roman coinage is known for its detailed depictions of rulers.
Often appears as...
- ancient coinage
- gold coinage
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Technical
noun
The action or process of coining money.
During the Middle Ages, the coinage was controlled by the monarch.
Often appears as...
- coinage system
- metal coinage
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Historical
noun
The process or invention of a new word or phrase.
The word 'blog' is a recent coinage.
Often appears as...
- coinage of new words
- recent coinage
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Coins collectively, especially when considered from the point of their design, quality, and history.
The ancient Roman coinage is known for its detailed depictions of rulers.
Often appears as...
- ancient coinage
- gold coinage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The action or process of coining money.
During the Middle Ages, the coinage was controlled by the monarch.
Often appears as...
- coinage system
- metal coinage
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Inventive Language
Coinage often embodies creativity, being used for unique concepts or fresh experiences.
Internet slang is full of coinage.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Relevance
Coinages can gain popularity if they resonate with cultural trends or societal changes.
'Selfie' became a coinage that spread rapidly.
Pro Tip 3/3Short-Lived Terms
Some coinages are ephemeral, often related to specific events or fads that may fade away.
The coinage 'Pokémania' was tied to the 90s Pokémon craze.
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and his attempt to pay for it by debasing the coinage led to constant inflation. The lords and landowners responded by removing access to common pastures and turning the peasant population into beggars. Beggars who would soon become yeomen farmers. The enclosures made farming more efficient, and created a labor surplus
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History vs. Henry VIII -...
and his attempt to pay for it by debasing the coinage led to constant inflation. The lords and landowners responded by removing access to common pastures and turning the peasant population into beggars. Beggars who would soon become yeomen farmers. The enclosures made farming more efficient, and created a labor surplus
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Balachandra Menon
Indian Actor
On one occasion I saw a banner where my name read 'Sarvasri Bharat Balachandra Menon.' I was amused and decided to find out the reason for this coinage. One of the organizers confessed rather sheepishly that they were sure about me getting the Bharat award but were doubtful if I was a Padma Shri awardee.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Late 19th-century populists saw bankers and industrialists manipulating markets to enrich themselves at the expense of small farmers and labourers and favoured political candidates promising economic relief through free and unlimited coinage of silver.
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Virchand Gandhi
Indian Educator
We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage!
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Richard Parks Bland
American Politician
What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.
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Bill Pullman
American Actor
I also turn down what's probably a good amount of coinage to be made out of playing dads, an incredible number of obnoxious dad.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.
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Balachandra Menon
Indian Actor
On one occasion I saw a banner where my name read 'Sarvasri Bharat Balachandra Menon.' I was amused and decided to find out the reason for this coinage. One of the organizers confessed rather sheepishly that they were sure about me getting the Bharat award but were doubtful if I was a Padma Shri awardee.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Late 19th-century populists saw bankers and industrialists manipulating markets to enrich themselves at the expense of small farmers and labourers and favoured political candidates promising economic relief through free and unlimited coinage of silver.
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Virchand Gandhi
Indian Educator
We all understand that the debasement of a nation's coinage is very pernicious and must prove disastrous to its commerce. How much more dangerous is the debasement of the spiritual coinage!
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Richard Parks Bland
American Politician
What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.
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Bill Pullman
American Actor
I also turn down what's probably a good amount of coinage to be made out of playing dads, an incredible number of obnoxious dad.
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William Butler Yeats
Irish Poet
Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.
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