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# coinage

noun (coinage, uncountable; a coinage, coinages)

«coinage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The coins used in a country; its system of money (decimal coinage). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#m1)
2. Making coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#m2)
3. A new word or phrase that someone has invented, or inventing new words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and history: changes in coinage, such as when the UK moved to decimal money with 100 pence in a pound. In English lessons: «selfie» is a modern coinage. Phrase: coin a phrase (invent a saying).

### Examples

- The museum shows old Roman coinage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x1)
- Decimal coinage uses 100 pennies to a pound or 100 cents to a dollar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x2)
- «Brunch» is a coinage from «breakfast» and «lunch». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x3)
- The king controlled the coinage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x4)
- Gold was once used in coinage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x5)
- The writer was famous for her clever coinages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/#x6)

### Note

Mostly uncountable. Verb: coin (to make coins; to invent a word). In maths, a coinage system tells you how many smaller coins make a bigger one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coinage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coinage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coinage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coinage.html) on Mova free.