coin
A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes…A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
» She gave me these old coins.
Sie gab mir diese alten Münzen.
Sie hat mir diese alten Münzen geschenkt.
Она дала мне эти старинные монеты.
Вона дала мені ці старі монети.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
Münze, Geldstück
моне́таmonéta
моне́таmonéta
(countable, uncountable)A token used in a special establishment like a casino.
Chip, Jeton
жето́нžetón, фи́шкаfíška
жето́нžetón
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)That which serves for payment or recompense.
(figuratively, uncountable)Something in broad circulation or use.
(UK, US, slang, uncountable)Money in general, not limited to coins.
She spent some serious coin on that car!
(countable, uncountable)One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
Münze
(countable, uncountable)A corner or external angle.
(countable, uncountable)A small circular slice of food.
- a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
Examples
453 sentencesShe gave me these old coins.
Вона дала мені ці старі монети.
ruОна дала мне эти старинные монеты.
deSie gab mir diese alten Münzen.
I got these old coins from Tom.
Я отримав ці старі монети від Тома.
ruЯ получил эти старинные монеты от Тома.
How many coins did you give me?
Скільки монет ти мені дав?
ruСколько монет ты мне дал?
I have several silver coins.
У мене кілька срібних монет.
ruУ меня есть несколько серебряных монет.
deIch besitze mehrere Silbermünzen.
Who gave Tom those coins?
Хто дав Тому ці монети?
deWer hat Tom diese Münzen gegeben?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”),From Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”). Doublet of coign and cuneus. See also quoin (“cornerstone”). Displaced Middle English mynt, from Old English mynet (whence modern English mint), which was derived from Latin monēta.
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Forms
plural: coinsSynonyms
61 synonymsWord family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- old coins
- gold coins
- the gold coins
- collecting old coins
- some old coins
- up the coin
- out some coins
- these old coins
- up a coin
- some coins
- how many coins
- picked the coin