coin – English noun declension

English noun forms of coin

Noun: coin
Singularcoin
Pluralcoins

Sample Sentences

  • ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight... [1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:]
  • The loss of every present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin. [1654, H[enry] Hammond, Of Fundamentals in a Notion Referring to Practise, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for Richard Royston, […], →OCLC:]
  • Tho’ truths in manhood darkly join,
  • ⁠Deep-seated in our mystic frame,
  • ⁠We yield all blessing to the name
  • Of Him that made them current coin; […] [1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXVI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 56:]
  • The religious interpretation of socialism and the conception of a new epoch as the fulfilment of the true content of Christianity were, in fact, current coin in the French socialism of the 1830s and 1840s. [1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 87:]
  • She spent some serious coin on that car!
  • It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade. [1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 199:]
  • Boy toy named Troy, used to live in Detroit, big dope dealer money he was getting some coin. [2014, Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”, in The Pinkprint:]
  • Of course, she [Charlie XCX] has a penchant for designer frames that cost upwards of $400. If you want to splurge on one of those exact pairs, go off. If you want to save some coin, I found similar options at more affordable brands and even some Amazon dupes. You’re welcome. [2024 September 14, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Charli xcx & Troye Sivan's Tour If You Wanna 'SWEAT'”, in Cosmopolitan:]
  • For munchies try deep-fried jalapeño coins, jumbo Buffalo wings, and hush puppies with a sweet edge. [2015, Fodor's The Carolinas & Georgia:]
  • Spread out four bread and butter pickle coins on top, and sprinkle with onion. [2020, Evan Bloom, Rachel Levin, Eat Something, page 76:]
  • What's the best coin to buy right now?

Etymology

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. See: Middle English Nouns 'coyn', Latin Nouns 'cuneus', English Nouns 'mint'.