coinage

  • 11coinage — coin|age [ˈkɔınıdʒ] n 1.) [U] the system or type of money used in a country ▪ the gold coinage of the Roman empire 2.) a word or phrase that has been recently invented ▪ The phrase glass ceiling is a fairly recent coinage. 3.) [U] the invention… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12coinage — noun 1 (U) the system of money used in a country: Britain did not use decimal coinage until 1971. 2 (C) a word or phrase that has been recently invented: The phrase glass ceiling is a fairly recent coinage. 3 (U) the use of new words or phrases 4 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13coinage — UK [ˈkɔɪnɪdʒ] / US noun Word forms coinage : singular coinage plural coinages 1) [uncountable] the coins used in a particular country or in a particular period in history 2) [countable] a word or phrase that has recently been used for the first… …

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  • 14coinage — n. 1 the act or process of coining. 2 a coins collectively. b a system or type of coins in use (decimal coinage; bronze coinage). 3 an invention, esp. of a new word or phrase. Etymology: ME f. OF coigniage …

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  • 15COINAGE —    The first Etruscan coins date to the late sixth or early fifth century BC and appear to have been struck in the Populonia/Vulci area. These early coins carry the letters thezi, together with a gorgon, sphinx, or various forms of lion. Regular… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

  • 16Coinage —    Constantine I (q.v.) introduced the gold nomisma (Latin solidus) at 72 nomismata per pound of gold. The nomisma was used primarily by the state to pay its soldiers and bureaucrats, and in its relations with other states. Beyond that it served… …

    Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • 17coinage — coin•age [[t]ˈkɔɪ nɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of making coins 2) the types or amount of coins issued by a nation 3) coins collectively 4) ling. the inventing of words 5) ling. an invented or created word or phrase: “Ecdysiast” is a coinage …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18Coinage Act — is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States which relates to coinage. Contents 1 List 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 United States …

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  • 19Coinage Offences Act — (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in New Zealand and the United Kingdom which relates to coinage offences. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Coinage Offences Bill during its passage …

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  • 20Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England — refers to the use of coins, either for monetary value or for other purposes, in Anglo Saxon England during the Early Mediaeval period. Archaeologists have uncovered large quantities of coins dating to the Anglo Saxon period, either from hoards or …

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