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coin

coin

90 6.0
A digital form of money used in online currency systems
  • noun
  • /kɔɪn/
  • Texting
translation icon : criptomoneda
  • Pieraccinisi sat behind his desk, regarding the pile of coins and jewels before him with an amused expression.

But do you think some coins are scams?

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Examples

  • In the meantime, Avideh and her daughter survived by selling coins, one by one, through family.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Please spare us some coin so I may buy me some food, warmth, shelter.

  • Dude will do anything for some coin.

  • Not if my wish was that I would get a lot of free coins.

  • and then you get more coins with product purchases

  • The value of the coins doesn't really have anything to do with their true weight.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We need those coins.

  • You can buy digital art by using a unique coin that is part of the blockchain system.

  • Investors are increasingly using coin to trade digital assets safely in the cryptocurrency market.

  • Each coin in the wallet represents a certain value of digital currency that can be exchanged for goods online.

Synonyms

token
vscoin
  • Texting
10 6.9

A digital item on a blockchain that shows value or gives rights

is specifically a currency unit mainly used as a medium of exchange
cryptocurrency
vscoin
  • Texting
6 7.4

A type of digital money kept and checked by many computers, not a bank

is a single currency unit used as a medium of exchange within that system

Idioms

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

Treat someone in the same bad way they treated you

Compounds

17 2.4

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

A group of coins kept together for display or investment

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

A machine that works only when you put coins in it

2 5.8

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

A hobby of keeping and studying coins and paper money

1 2.2

A narrow opening in a machine where you put coins

1 1.0

A small container with a slot for saving coins at home

1 3.0

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

1 3.0

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

A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin

coin blank
  • Specialized
7.1

A flat metal piece ready to be made into a coin

Collecting coins as a hobby to study or enjoy them

coin silver
  • Archaic
7.0

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

How Valuable

diamond
489 1.4
gem
  • Jargon
9 3.4
credit
3.1
coin
  • Texting
90 6.0
token
  • Archaic
36 3.6

Surface Forms

coin singular
coins plural

Etymology

The word coin originally named a small stamped piece of metal used as money, and people have used the same name for a unit of digital money on a blockchain. So a digital coin is like a virtual piece of money or a unit of value, even though it is not physical.