I also caution market participants against promoting or touting the offer and sale of coins without first determining whether the securities laws apply to those actions. Jay Clayton
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: something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange)
perhaps wisecracks … are respectable literary coin in the U.S.The Times Literary Supplement (London)
would repay him with the full coin of his mind Ian Fleming
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: something having two different and usually opposing sides—usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin
Noun I have a dollar in coins. seeking a job that pays plenty of coinVerb The coach coined the phrase “refuse to lose.” William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words. The nation plans to coin more money.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Overall, MicroStrategy has spent $4 billion—financed by both new equity and debt—on Bitcoin that today sells at just under $20,000 a coin, making the company’s war chest worth under $2.6 billion. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 The government plans to keep just one artifact—a rare Brazilian gold coin that circulated in England in the 1720s—and will add it to the collection of one of its museums. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 The Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector has a new challenge coin that features concertina wire around the Border Patrol’s badge.San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Signs of ingestion can look like the child swallowed a coin, so be wary, experts said. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 Alameda sought to capture profits from the bitcoin market, where a mishmash of exchanges enabled arbitrage opportunities—the ability to buy a coin in one location and sell it elsewhere for more. Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 This may be true for some famous faces, but there are others who are content with saving a coin despite their wealth. Admin, Essence, 12 Aug. 2022 The city is also working on creating a commemorative challenge coin and building a time capsule, Shelenske said. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Also in honor of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a commemorative 50p coin was released by the Royal Mint in January. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
Memorable expressions have cachet, though, and so the race is on to coin the winning replacement. Jo Constantz, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Yes, Week 1500 is yet another chance to coin new words, one that’s pretty clear on what to do. Pat Myers, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Our Constitution gave Congress the power to coin money, not give that power away, that very act was a rebellion against the Constitution.Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 But to coin a phrase, necessity is the mother of invention, and businesses must have confidence that AI will give their legal teams the power to navigate today's landscape of regulatory unpredictability. Eleanor Weaver, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Island-ism, to coin a word, has reigned forever since, imprinted ineradicably in the psyche of Britain’s inhabitants. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 27 May 2022 With a history and stronghold in the manufacturing industry, IFS wants to coin the term and concept of ‘servitization’ as a way of describing the perfect storm where both suppliers and customers want outcomes more than products. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 This means that the aesthetic isn't just for grandmothers and seaside dwellers, but anyone who appreciates the vibes of Nancy Meyers' films or visiting relatives that live near the beach, both of which first inspired Nicoleta to coin the term. Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 The suffix was an ADS nominee for most creative word of 2021, probably because it has been used to coin names for hundreds of music genres and aesthetic styles over the past two years. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022
Adjective
The victim told him where to find a bedroom safe and coin jar, which together contained $230. Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 21 June 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge