"coinage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɪnɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coinage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: coinages [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪnɪdʒ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English coynage, from Old French coignage, from coignier. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|coynage|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English coynage, {{inh+|en|enm|coynage}} Inherited from Middle English coynage, {{der|en|fro|coignage|}} Old French coignage, {{m|fro|coignier|}} coignier Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coinage (countable and uncountable, plural coinages)
  1. The process of coining money. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of coining money): 貨幣制度 (Chinese Mandarin), 货币制度 (huòbì zhìdù) (Chinese Mandarin), rahan lyöminen (Finnish), frappe (de la monnaie) [feminine] (French), Münzprägung [feminine] (German), conio [masculine] (Italian), 貨幣鋳造 (kahei chūzō) (alt: かへいちゅうぞう) (Japanese), coynage (Middle English), cunhagem [feminine] (Portuguese), чека́нка (čekánka) (alt: монет) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-coinage-en-noun-c8cuwL9S Disambiguation of 'process of coining money': 82 3 2 6 6
  2. (uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-coinage-en-noun--zCtGoJs Disambiguation of Coins: 17 66 7 7 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 41 31 22 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 44 29 19 3
  3. (uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Lexicography
    Sense id: en-coinage-en-noun-3hU4~r6N Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
  4. (countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Lexicography
    Sense id: en-coinage-en-noun-bQzKQHH- Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
  5. The process of creating something new. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-coinage-en-noun-MqIuOvfz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: free coinage, loan coinage

Inflected forms

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