coin

Examples

• All

• Here is a gold coin.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• Shedwyn took out the small purse of coins from her pocket and placed it on the table.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So it's always best to keep your own coin safe with yourself.

• It's going to be the Roman coin, right, Sir?

• Here, a little coin for your trouble.

  Knox Goes Away (2024)

• You got the coin for that?

  Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2024)

• Put a coin in his hand.

  The Return (2024)

• Thank you for your coin, and thank you for your advice.

  The Badlanders (1958)

• Say, could I borrow a coin, Mr Bear?

  A Man Called Otto (2022)

• On January 1, 2002, euro notes and coins will be introduced for individual use.

  Academic text (1999)

Idioms

C

coin of the realm

3 7.5

A thing people value and use to show success or trust in a group

P

to pay (someone) back in (their) own coin

• Informal

1 8.3

Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you

Compounds

C

coin toss

19 2.4

A way to decide something by flipping a coin and seeing which side lands up

C

coin collection

8 3.0

A group of coins kept together for display or investment

R

rare coin

4 5.8

A coin that is not common and worth a lot to collectors

C

coin-operated

3 3.7

A machine that works only when you put coins in it

C

coin collector

3 2.8

A person who keeps and studies old and rare coins as a hobby or for work

C

coin collecting

1 3.1

A hobby of keeping and studying coins and paper money

C

coin slot

1 2.2

A narrow opening in a machine where you put coins

C

coin box

1 3.0

A box that holds coins collected from a machine like a slot machine

T

toss of a coin

1 2.9

A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin

C

coin bank

1 1.0

A small container with a slot for saving coins at home

C

coin machine

1 3.0

A device you use by putting coins into it to get a service

C

coin silver

• Archaic

1 7.0

A type of silver that is about 90 percent pure and used to make coins

C

coin collection

1 3.3

Collecting coins as a hobby to study or enjoy them

C

coin blank

• Specialized

1 7.1

A flat metal piece ready to be made into a coin

How Small

coin

522 1.0

marble

30 1.0

pill

3 1.0

bead

1 4.1

seed

381 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology